One of the major Public Health issues is the existence of chronic diseases which is defined as a disease that will last more than three months and cannot be prevented by vaccines nor can it be cured by medications.2
Diabetes is a chronic disease that is caused by the presence of high sugar level in blood that cannot be absorbed by the cells. There are three main types of diabetes, however Type II diabetes, which consists of 90% of the diabetic population4, is one of public health’s main concerns. It is a disease in which the body does not produce sufficient amount of insulin for the body to be able to lower the blood sugar level and it usually happens after the age of 40 and to those who are overweight.7 Yet, in the U.S. type II has risen alarms as the disease is now prevalent in the younger generation.4
Though Diabetes has many risk factors, the single best …show more content…
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