"1.4 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes every year"

- Approximately 1.25 million American children and adults have type 1 diabetes.


The rates of diagnosed diabetes by race/ethnic background are: 7.6% of non-Hispanic Whites
9.0% of Asian Americans
12.8% of Hispanics
13.2% of non-Hispanic blacks
15.9% of American Indians/Alaskan Natives

Cost of Diabetes Updated March 6, 2013
$245 billion: Total costs of diagnosed diabetes in the United States in 2012 $176 billion for direct medical costs
$69 billion in reduced productivity

http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/statistics/