According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 34 million people in the United States have diabetes, and 1 in 5 of them don't know they have it. Diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) disease that affects how your body turns food into energy. American Diabetes Month helps bring attention to diabetes and its impact on millions of Americans.
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