blood glucose level over the past two to three months, to determine if their levels have crossed into the prediabetic territory. This usually happens when your body has issues breaking down insulin, which affects more people than we probably realize.
“I’m one of the 84 million American adults living with prediabetes and I’m sharing my story for the first time in an effort to inspire others to take action against the type 2 diabetes epidemic,” said Davis, who has partnered with Merck as a spokesperson for their documentary film A Touch of Sugar.
The film tackles the type 2 diabetes healthcare epidemic through the lens of the real people that it affects every day, including Davis’s own family.
“My sisters are both struggling with type 2 diabetes and my aunt also died from complications of the disease. Growing up, we just said they had ‘the sugar,’ which didn’t sound that concerning. But, when you look at the facts, there’s nothing harmless about diabetes – it’s a chronic disease that needs to be taken seriously if we’re going to get it under control.”
More than 30 million American adults are living with diabetes – which translates to about 1 in 10 people – and 90 to 95 percent of them have type 2 diabetes. Exercise, healthy eating, and medication, if prescribed, can help people manage type 2 diabetes, but about one-third of adults with the disease are still not at their A1C goal according to the American Diabetes Association.
“The American Diabetes Association is honored to participate in this important documentary, which demonstrates the resiliency of the human spirit and contests the national perception of life with type 2 diabetes,” said Tracey D. Brown, film subject and CEO of the American Diabetes Association. “As someone living with the disease, I stand proudly with