Q:Why is the diagnosis of pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes on a huge incline?

A: If you have recently been diagnosed with pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes or know people with diabetes symptoms, you aren't alone. There are now more than 21million people (about one in 7) in the U.S. with diabetes and nearly 250 million people with diabetes worldwide. As obesity rises, so goes pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Obesity and diabetes are rising in epidemic proportions. The rise of diabetes in the U.S. and worldwide is due to: