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Statistics       o >30 million people in US, 1 in 4 don’t know they have it       o 84 million US adults have prediabetes, and 90% don’t know they have it       o 7th leading cause of death in US       o Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90% to 95% of all diagnosed cases       o # of adults diagnosed with diabetes has doubled with age and overweight/obese Risk factors       o Overweight       o >= 45 y/o       o Parent, brother, or sister with T2D       o Physically active < 3x/week       o Gestational diabetes (diabetes w/pregnancy) or given birth to baby weighing > 9 pounds       o African Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Pacific Islander