American Diabetes Association Raises Urgency of Global Epidemic on World Diabetes Day and Throughout American Diabetes Month®

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The diabetes epidemic is happening right now—with nearly 30 million Americans living with the disease and 86 million more at risk—but few seem to acknowledge it, much less have the resolve to address it. If left unchecked, the human and financial costs of this public health crisis will continue to skyrocket. However, diabetes is not just an American epidemic. It's a global crisis. Just last year, the cost of global health expenditures for the 415 million people living with diabetes exceeded $673 billion, higher than the gross domestic product of 177 nations.