When you look at the epidemic of obesity in this country, which is not going away anytime soon, you can quickly see how the number of people with type 2 diabetes is skyrocketing. It truly is going to become a health care crisis because there are not enough practitioners, educators, or programs out there to help these people.

Beth Dziengelewski

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