Blood Sugar Rising

APRIL, 2020 (Check Local Listings)

Blood Sugar Rising is a PBS special that follows the diabetes epidemic in the U.S.

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.

A Production of Structure Films for WGBH. With funding from: Draper, The Russell Berrie Foundation, Sami Inkinen, through the Inkinen Family Donor-Advised Fund, The Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS.

Portraits of an Epidemic

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Portraits of an Epidemic

View intimate stories of eight individuals whose lives have been affected by diabetes.

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Blood Sugar Rising DVD
Blood Sugar Rising DVD

Explore the science of this hidden crisis and meet some of the faces behind the statistics whose stories bring insights and hope.

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