Nick & Dan Predict The Future

***PLEASE take a moment and rate our podcast*** In Episode #9: DEVICEsive, Nick & Dan celebrate National Diabetes Awareness Month (November) by discussing whether the diabetes care industry is more interested in a cure or more devices.  For those that are not diabetic experts, we also discuss the 2 main types of diabetes, form(s) of treatment, and provide additional insight into the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) and the JDCA (Juvenile Diabetes Cure Alliance).   How many people have diabetes? 30.3 million people, or 9.4% of the U.S. population, have diabetes. An estimated 23.1 million people - or 7.2% of the population - had diagnosed diabetes. Approximately 7.2 million people have diabetes but have not yet been diagnosed (All ages, 2015). Diabetes impacts all social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds. Type 1 diabetes accounts for about 5% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes, affecting approximately 1.5 million people. The Cost of Diabetes In 2012, the total estimated cost of diagnosed diabet