About DiabetesDiabetes is a chronic, widespread condition characterized by high blood sugar in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin, the hormone needed to transport glucose (sugar) from the blood into the cells of the body for energy. It is estimated that approximately 285 million adults worldwide are living with the disease and this number is expected to rise to a staggering 438 million within 20 years.  It is estimated  that nearly 26 million  Americans have diabetes, including an estimated 7 million who remain undiagnosed.  At the same time, approximately 40 percent of those diagnosed  with  diabetes  did  not  achieve  the  blood  sugar  control  target  of  A1C  <7  percent recommended by the  American Diabetes Association. The A1C test measures average blood glucose levels over the past two-to-three-month period.