Diabetes currently affects over 34 million Americans and costs an estimated $327 billion per year. The COVID-19 pandemic has made the risk of serious health complications even greater for individuals with diabetes, especially for American Indians and Alaskan natives who are disproportionately affected by both diabetes and COVID.
We need a long-term extension of the Special Diabetes Program (SDP) to advance critical research and support diabetes programs for vulnerable populations. This program i