Michigan is “HOT SPOT” for Diabetes

LIVING WITH DIABETES AFFECTS MORE THAN 32.3 MILLION IN THE U.S. IT’S EXPECTED TO INCREASE 64 PERCENT TO 53.1 MILLION BY 2025 AND WILL COST MORE THAN $514 BILLION DOLLARS. THIS EQUATES TO 1 IN 7 AMERICANS WITH THE DISEASE AND STAGGERING COSTS.

MICHIGAN IS ONE OF TEN STATES CONSIDERED TO BE A DIABETES ”HOT SPOT”” WHERE THE BURDEN OF DIABETES WILL BE GREATEST IN THE NEXT 15 YEARS. MICHIGAN COMES IN WITH THE 2025 PROJECTION OF 1.6 MILLION PEOPLE WITH DIABETES AND THE PROJECTED COST OF 16 BILLION DOLLARS

THE STUDY DOES NOT SAY LIVING IN MICHIGAN PREDISPOSES ONE TO DEVELOPING DIABETES. THE STUDY WAS COMMISSIONED BY A PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY, Novo Nordisk, Inc, FOR THE INSTITUTE FOR ALTERNATIVE FUTURES.

YOU CAN GET MORE SPECIFICS ON THE STUDY AND NEGOTIATE THE INTERACTIVE MAP ILLUSTRATING THE STATE BY STATE FINDINGS OF THE STUDY, AT: www.AltFutures.org/Diabetes2025.