America's Hidden Diabetes Epidemic

Blood Sugar Rising follows the diabetes epidemic in the U.S. Diabetes and pre-diabetes affect over 100 million people in the US, costing more than $325 billion each year. Blood Sugar Rising puts human faces to these statistics, exploring the history and science of the illness through portraits of Americans whose stories shape the film.

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Main Cast: S. Epatha Merkerson, Gretchen Carvajal, Kelly Close, Ed Damiano, Laura Grueser, Anthony Hatch, James Holt, Jr., Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, Monteil Lee, Dean Schillinger

Director: David Alvarado

Writer: David Alvarado

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