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Blood Sugar Rising
from SDPB November 2020 Magazine
by SDPB
America's Hidden Diabetes Epidemic
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.
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%.
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Through special dedicated programming, SDPB examines the local impact of diabetes on South Dakotans and highlights effective treatment and prevention.
“Innovation” during In the Moment with Lori Walsh Friday, Nov. 13, noon (11am MT) on SDPB Radio & SDPB.org
South Dakota Focus: South Dakotans & Diabetes, SDPB1: Thursday, Nov. 19, 8pm (7 MT)
Blood Sugar Rising SDPB1: Sunday, Nov. 22, 2pm (1 MT)
This human-centered documentary 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.
