The Mayo Clinic explains that diabetes mellitus “refers to a group of diseases that affect how your body uses blood glucose...Glucose is vital to your health because it’s an important source of energy for the cells that make up your muscles and tissues...If you have diabetes, no matter what type, it means you have too much glucose in your blood, although the reasons may differ.  Too much glucose can lead to serious health problems.”

The International Diabetes Federation reports that 382 million people worldwide are suffering from some sort of diabetes.  Within the United States alone, 25.8 million people or 8.3% of the total population, have been diagnosed with some form of diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association.  

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