Diabetes Health in The News Podcast

Hosted by Nadia Al-Samarrie, the diabetes columnist “AskNadia” ranked #1 by Google and Author of “Sugar Happy,” Your Diabetes Health Guide in Achieving Your Best Blood Sugars and Letting Go of Your Diabetes Complication Fears.

Listen to the latest diabetes research reports and interviews on; Type 2′ diabetes, Type 1 diabetes, children with diabetes, gestational diabetes, pre-diabetes, celebrities, blood sugar management, diet, exercise, weight loss, foot care, eye care, neuropathy, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer, vitamins and supplements, mental health, nutrition, medications and medical devices.

Diabetes Health Founder- Publisher- Editor-in- Chief, Nadia Al-Samarrie, was not only born into a family with Type 2 diabetes, but also married a Type 1. She was propelled at a young age into “caretaker mode,” and with her knowledge of the scarcity of resources, support, and understanding for people with diabetes, co-founded Diabetes Interview–now Diabetes Health magazine.

DiabetesHealth.Com, named best diabetes blog by Healthline for 2019 and recognized as one of the top 10 magazines in the world to follow in 2018 by Feedspot Blog Reader.

Nadia’s leadership has spanned 29 years, establishing the magazine as a preeminent consumer and professional resource. Under her reign- Diabetes Health has received 24 nominations and awards for publishing educational information.

Follow Nadia on:
Twitter.com/DiabetesHealth
Facebook.com/TheDiabetesHealth
Linkendin/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadia-al-samarrie-766214a

Diabetes Statistics:

CDC- Center for Disease and Control reports:
• Total: 30.3 million people have diabetes (9.4% of the US population)
• Diagnosed: 23.1 million people
• Undiagnosed: 7.2 million people (23.8% of people with diabetes are undiagnosed)

Cost to the nation is 327 billion a year
7th leading cause of death
Complications affect: Kidneys- bodies waste removal mechanism, vision- ability to see, heart- blood vessels and nerves- feeling sensation,

It is estimated the 84. 4 million people in the U.S. have pre-diabetes. When combining Diabetes and pre-diabetes statistics, this accounts for 33.4% of the U.S. population.