Q:Why is the diagnosis of pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes on a huge incline?

A: If you have recently been diagnosed with pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes or know people with diabetes symptoms, you aren't alone. There are now more than 21million people (about one in 7) in the U.S. with diabetes and nearly 250 million people with diabetes worldwide. As obesity rises, so goes pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Obesity and diabetes are rising in epidemic proportions. The rise of diabetes in the U.S. and worldwide is due to:

• large increase in numbers of adults and children who are overweight
• people are sedentary - not active
• the population is aging, older people are more glucose intolerant
• the number of people from ethnic groups with a high incidence of diabetes symptoms is growing (African American, Hispanic American, Native American/American Indian, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders)