Diabetes is one of the country’s most serious public health crises, and it will likely remain so for some time. According to the American Diabetes Association, 25.8 million Americans now have the disease, with another 79 million at risk, and most of those with the disease have Type 2 diabetes — the kind that results from lifestyle choices.
But half of “public health” is “public,” and recent efforts by retailers and suppliers have sought to combat the disease at the community level.
