29.1 million people in the Unites States have diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is caused when your pancreas does not produce enough insulin in your body's cells.

Short-term effects are very low blood sugar.

Long-term effects are retinopathy, kidney disease, diabetic neuropathy, and macro vascular problems.

More common in African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and Asian Americans.

More common in women and the older population.

Diabetes gets worse overtime

You can prevent diabetes from diet and exercise.

HIV and HIV-treatment are associated with metabolic and endocrine dysfunction form diabetes.

Blood sugar is ESSENTIAL for health

Type 2 Diabetes

You may need a kidney transplant, as well a pancreas transplant because diabetes sometimes damages these things badly.