TAHLEQUAH – In Oklahoma, approximately 405,800 adults have diabetes, and every year, about 26,000 adults in the state are diagnosed with the disease, according to the American Diabetes Association.
In America, 136 million citizens have diabetes or prediabetes; 1.2 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes every year; about one in three seniors in the U.S. has diabetes; and the condition contributes to the death of nearly 400,000 Americans annually, states the ADA site.
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