Blood Sugar Rising

Blood Sugar Rising

America's Hidden Diabetes Epidemic

2020 2h 0mDir. David Alvarado
Documentary

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

S. Epatha Merkerson

S. Epatha Merkerson

Narrator (voice)

G

Gretchen Carvajal

K

Kelly Close

E

Ed Damiano

L

Laura Grueser

A

Anthony Hatch

J

James Holt, Jr.

V

Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan

M

Monteil Lee

D

Dean Schillinger

N

Nicole Smith-Holt

T

Tracey Tirado-Vasquez

K

Karen Washington

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