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According to the American Diabetes Association, almost 1.0% of the population-roughly 30 million children and adults in the United States-has diabetes. Another 86 million Americans have prediabetes and are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. It is projected that 1 in 3 American adults will have diabetes by 2050.Furthermore, we know that diabetes compounds the risk of other comorbidities. Diabetes nearly doubles the risk for heart attack and death from heart disease. It is also the leading cause of kidney disease and new cases of blindness among working-age adults. Approximately 60% to 70% of people with diabetes have mild to severe forms of nerve damage-resulting in impaired sensation or pain in the feet or hands, slowed digestion, sexual dysfunction, and other nerve problems.The estimated national cost of diagnosed diabetes in the United States totals $245 billion.1 In honor of National Diabetes Month, Consultant 360 recently highlighted several articles focused on diabetes: