Blood Sugar Rising
2020, English. Directed by David Alvarado.
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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- 2h 0m
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- Language
- English
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Blood Sugar Rising is streaming on PBS Documentaries in India.
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- Released
- 15 April 2020
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- David Alvarado
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Blood Sugar Rising runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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Blood Sugar Rising is streaming on PBS Documentaries in India. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Blood Sugar Rising?
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Who directed Blood Sugar Rising?
Blood Sugar Rising (2020) was directed by David Alvarado and stars S. Epatha Merkerson, Gretchen Carvajal, Kelly Close.