Diabetic chronic is a term used by medical professionals to describe the widespread prevalence of the condition diabetes mellitus. Currently, the disease affects 25.8 million people, or 8.3% of the population in the United States. Each year doctors diagnose another 1.9 million people with diabetes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that if this epidemic continues at its current rate that by the year 2050, at least one in three people, or 30% of the population will have diabetes.These results are staggering, especially considering that diabetes has profound impact on an individual’s life, health, and longevity.

Diabetes mellitus is a disease in which the body has an impaired ability to produce and use insulin in order to convert blood sugar into energy for the body. When the excess sugar remains in the bloodstream, a person can experience a multitude of ailments, additional diseases, and shortened life expectancy. Statisticians …