Nearly 11 million people in the U.S. could be living with undiagnosed diabetes

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (InvestigateTV) - Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, the No. 1 cause of kidney disease, and an estimated 40 million people are living with it nationwide.Despite decades of prevention education and major breakthroughs in treatment, doctors say diabetes continues to hit the South especially hard — including North Carolina.It can create serious long-term complications, including coronary artery disease, heart attacks, never damage, and amputations.But many people who have the disease may not know it. The CDC estimates around 11 million live with undiagnosed diabetes.“Every day, almost every hour” battleAndrew Tucker has lived with Type 2 diabetes for nearly two decades. He’s made major lifestyle changes but said managing the disease is still a daily fight.Tucker was diagnosed about 15 years ago, when he was 35.“Yes, for me, it is truly an everyday, almost every hour watching what I do,” Tucker said.Type 2 diabetes develops when the body do