You might be surprised to learn that according to the CDC, 37.3 million people in the United States have diabetes: that’s approximately 1 in 10 people! Perhaps even more concerning is the fact that of those 37 million people, about 20% don’t even know they have diabetes! Bringing this even closer to home, the CDC has data showing that Colquitt County has a diabetes related death rate that is more than 3 times higher than the rest of Georgia and the United States.