In a new report called the National Diabetes Statistics Report, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says that the rates of diabetes and prediabetes in the U.S. continue to rise dramatically. In fact, the CDC warns that by mid-century, one out of three Americans could have the disease.
The new report estimates that from 2010 to 2012, the number of adults with diabetes in the U.S. rose from 26 million people to 29.1 million and that one in four people do not even realize they have the disease. That increases their risk of suffering serious complications, such as heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney failure and loss of toes or feet.
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