Commentary: Proposition 3 could provide new resources for Utahns with diabetes

An overlooked factor in the debate over Proposition 3 is the impact that an expansion of Utah’s Medicaid program would have on the state’s diabetes epidemic.Over 10 percent of adult Utahans have diabetes, which can lead to kidney disease, heart disease, blindness and death. Additionally, about one-third have prediabetes, which means they have higher than normal blood glucose levels and higher risk for developing diabetes unless they alter their diet or lifestyle or address this risk