Diabetes is a disease in which the body doesn't make enough insulin or doesn't use insulin as well it should, resulting in high blood glucose levels. Diabetes can cause a number of serious complications including heart disease, kidney failure, blindness and poor blood circulation requiring amputation. While there are no known ways to prevent Type I diabetes, which is generally diagnosed during childhood, Type II diabetes can be prevented or delayed through a healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a healthy weight, eating healthy foods and regular exercise. Type II diabetes accounts for 90 percent or more of all cases. On this page we are measuring the percentage of Fulton County residents who responded "Yes" to the question "Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had diabetes?"