A generation ago, less than 3% of Americans had diabetes – today it’s almost 10%. It’s predicted that by 2025, half of the U.S. population will have diabetes or pre-diabetes. The new documentary Blood Sugar Rising follows the prevalence of diabetes in the U.S, where diabetes and pre-diabetes affect over 100 million people and costs more than $325 billion each year. Blood Sugar Rising puts human faces to the statistics, exploring the history and science of the illness through portraits of Americans whose stories shape the film. “Today, perhaps more than any time since insulin was discovered in the 1920s, diabetes has reached an inflection point in America,” observes Blood Sugar Rising WGBH Executive Producer Judith Vecchione. “It’s a time of great peril and great hope. The peril is in the skyrocketing rates of diabetes we’re seeing, for men, women, and children. At the same time, there’s great excitement in the diabetes community. The most amazing advances are being made in understanding the biological facts of diabetes and offering new tools to help individuals manage their disease. “ According to 2017 data from the South Dakota Department of Health, 11% of South Dakotans have been told by a doctor that they have diabetes. At 17%, American Indians demonstrate a significantly higher prevalence of diabetes than white South Dakotans at 9%. SDPB1: Wednesday, April 15, 8pm (7 MT) SDPB2: Thursday, April 16, 7pm & Midnight (6 & 11 MT)
On Call with the Prairie Doc® New Episodes
Join Brookings-based Dr. Richard Holm and colleagues for On Call with the Prairie Doc®, a onehour, live medical questions program. Diabetes, A Not-So-Sweet Condition Guest: Richard Crawford, MD | Avera Medical Group Endocrinology & Diabetes Sioux Falls SDPB1: Thursday, April 2, 7pm (6 MT) SDPB2: Monday, April 6, 11am (10 MT)
Our Indispensable Heart Guest: Michael Hibbard, MD, FACC | North Central Heart - A division of Avera Heart Hospital SDPB1: Thursday, April 9, 7pm (6 MT) SDPB2: Monday, April 13, 11am (10 MT)
Surgery Options Guests: Theresa Oey-Trudeau, MD | Avera Medical Group Specialty Care Brookings;
Robert Summerer, DO, FACOS | Madison Regional Health System SDPB1: Thursday, April 16, 7pm (6 MT) SDPB2: Monday, April 20, 11am (10 MT)
Headaches Guest: Carol Nelson, MD | Avera Medical Group Neurology Sioux Falls SDPB1: Thursday, April 23, 7pm (6 MT) SDPB2: Monday, April 27, 11am (10 MT)
Medical Value in Cannabis Guests: Dan Heinemann, MD | Vice-President, Chief Medical Officer | Sanford Health Network; Shawna Schmidt, MD | Avera St. Luke’s Hospital Pain Management Center SDPB1: Thursday, April 30, 7pm (6 MT) SDPB2: Monday, May 4, 11am (10 MT)
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