Many Living with Type II Diabetes Don’t Know it

Many Americans currently live with Type II diabetes, and do not even know it. It's diabetes alert day. An estimated 30 million Americans have been diagnosed with type II diabetes. Another 86 million Americans have pre-diabetes, which means higher than normal blood sugar levels. Studies have shown that losing as little as 15 pounds if you weigh 200 pounds can have a huge impact on your diabetes risk. But how do you know if you are at risk? To find out if you're at risk of developing type II diabetes, take the risk test at www.diabetes.org.