Episode 60 Diabetes Awareness

New format starting Monday, January 9th!  Until then, we will be dropping a few unpublished podcasts from 2022.  Happy New Year!! In today's episode, we talk a bit about diabetes.  Diabetes is a chronic health condition characterized by elevated blood glucose.  There are several types of diabetes.  Each involves the body's inability to use glucose for energy.   DIABETES FAST FACTS (from CDC website): Diabetes Total: 37.3 million people have diabetes (11.3% of the US population) Diagnosed: 28.7 million people, including 28.5 million adults Undiagnosed: 8.5 million people (23.0% of adults are undiagnosed) Pre-diabetes Total: 96 million people aged 18 years or older have pre-diabetes (38.0% of the adult US population) 65 years or older: 26.4 million people aged 65 years or older (48.8%) have pre-diabetes