Diabetes affects nearly 30 million U.S. citizens – or roughly 10% of the population – with about 27% of those cases going undiagnosed, according to the American Diabetes Association. As well, there are approximately 80 million Americans estimated to be pre-diabetic, with 90% being completely unaware of their condition. With about 70,000 deaths in 2010 alone, diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S. and that figure could be dramatically understated given the chronic under-diagnosis of the disease. [1] As well, diabetes and its related complications accounted for $245 billion USD in total medical costs and lost work and wages in the U.S. in 2012. [2] More than 500 million people worldwide are expected to be affected by diabetes by the year 2030, making it the 7th leading cause of death in the world. [3] [4]