Diabetes is a common metabolic disease characterized by chronically high blood sugar levels that can cause severe complications. According to data from the National Institutes of Health, diabetes is a serious health problem with an estimated 34.2 million people affected, representing approximately 10.5 percent of the population in the United States. Recent research has also found that the COVID-19 virus is a high-risk factor for developing diabetes.
It is estimated that 26.9 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with diabetes with another 7.3 million as yet undiagnosed. In addition, more than 1.4 million new cases of diabetes are diagnosed each year, indicating that diabetes is a growing health problem.
