Each day approximately 2,700 people are diagnosed with diabetes. About 1 million people aged 20 or older will be diagnosed this year
Federal funding of research totals approximately $30 per person affected with diabetes per year – less than two people might spend on dinner and a movie
California has the highest number of diabetics in the country
An estimated 20% of all hospital patients at UCSF Medical Center have diabetes
There are currently 17 million type 2 diabetics in the US with an additional 16 million suspected of pre-diabetes
The cost of diabetes to the nation is over $105 billion annually
