Almost 26 million Americans have type II diabetes, and many don't even know they have it. This silent killer is a leading cause of heart disease and many other health complications. Once called "adult onset diabetes," this disease now affects a growing number of children's lives. Ravaging not only quality of life but quantity, diabetes shortens life span by up to 10 years. In 2012 year alone, The U.S. spent more than $245 billion on diabetes, which grew 41 percent in 5 years. By the year 2020 the diabetes epidemic is projected to have cost us around 3.35 trillion dollars over the preceding decade. This epidemic is not only looking to bankrupt the United States, but Europe as well. With billions being spent, you would expect an improvement, but it's estimated that by 2020, just a few years away, 50 percent of the United States will be at risk for diabetes.
Diabetics are given very little options in mainstream medicine. They are typically told to do three things: 1. Take this pill, 2. Lose weight, and 3. See you in six months. Left to fend for themselves, they are inundated with the endless amount of conflicting information marketed to people with this disease, consumers in a billion-dollar industry. In my experience, most people are well intentioned and try to do the right thing, but are overwhelmed with misinformation and propaganda.
At the heart of the propaganda machine is the pharmaceutical industry, which spends 19 times more on self-promotion than they do on actual research. The medications given are anything but magic pills, all having negative side effects and some being linked to bladder and pancreatic cancer. Not designed to heal, the medications typically have to be increased in dosages until no other option is left but to go on insulin. When nothing changes but your prescription list, it's really disheartening. When you're told to lose weight but are given medications that make you gain weight, it's discouraging. In short, no one is sick from a medication deficiency.
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