Push back against diabetes the natural way with Dr. Null's diet and exercise wisdom--now in Spanish! As Americans have grown in size, the incidence of diabetes has increased to epidemic proportions, so that what was once an uncommon disease now seems to be everywhere. According to the American Diabetes Association, 25.8 million adults and children n the United States currently suffer from diabetes--that's 8.3 percent of the population. According to national examination surveys, Mexican Americans are almost twice as likely as non-Hispanic whites to be diagnosed with diabetes by a physician.