Today, the percentage of Americans who suffer from diabetes is over 30 million, 71,000 thousand limbs are amputated each year due to its complications, and it costs over $300 BN each year.

And itʼs about to get worse. In every part of the United States, itʼs expected to get costlier and more pervasive. Given that much of the treatment of diabetes and its prevention is up to the patient, managing oneʼs mental health is inextricably linked to improving diabetes outcomes.

By 2030, the diabetes rate in America is projected to rise by 38% to reach 15.3% of the population.

Considering the latest estimates from the American Diabetes Association put the economic cost of disease at $327BN per year in America, the economic and human toll of the disease will continue to rise and deepen the epidemic.

By all accounts, diabetes has become an epidemic in the United States, and itʼs projected to get much worse.

Today over 30 million people have diabetes and another 70 million have “pre-diabetes,” a condition that progresses to diabetes if not treated within 5 years.

By 2020, approximately 20% of the population in places like West Virginia, Mississippi, and Florida are projected to be diabetic. Even in the places where diabetes is expected to be less prevalent like Utah, still over 10% of the population will have the disease.

The human and economic toll of a single case of diabetes is staggering.

Reduction in quality of life, additional health complications associated with the disease, psychological trauma, amputation of limbs and ultimately premature death are all results of diabetes. At the same time, the rising cost of insulin and treatments for the disease and its complications put a huge economic toll on society. Solving the economic, physical, and mental health aspects of this disease is among the most important public health challenges we face in the United States.