According to The New York Times, health experts are hoping that by paying more attention to the disease, it will lead to more deaths from it.
Dr. Giuseppina Imperatore, who oversees diabetes prevention and treatment at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told the paper that the epidemic has been devastating for Americans with diabetes.
According to data from the National Institute of Health, diabetes draws less funding than diseases like cancer and heart disease.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of people with diabetes has doubled in the past 20 years.
Blacks and Latino Americans are more likely to get a diabetes diagnosis than whites, according to The Times. The illness which increases the risks of other ailments across the entire body needs to be closely monitored and treated, and the lack of access to healthcare for those in poorer communities means their diabetes remains uncontrolled, which makes them vulnerable to severe illness and death from COVID-19.
A study published earlier this month suggested that people with mild infections had a higher chance of developing diabetes. People with low to no risk factors for diabetes were found to have a 38% increased risk of developing the disease.
CNN reported that a study found that people who recovered from COVID-19 had a 40% increased risk of diabetes a year later.
The House recently passed a bill that would cap the price of the drug at $35 a month. The bill passed the Senate.
GOP lawmakers generally opposed government price controls in healthcare, so the measure is not likely to pass in the Senate. Studies have shown that high costs have meant patients had to ration their drugs.
State and local governments should invest in programs that subsidize fresh produce and bring in supermarkets to low-earning areas, according to experts. They said policymakers should fund campaigns to educate the public about healthy eating and exercise.
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