Blood Sugar Rising

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.

• David AlvaradoDirector
• David AlvaradoWriter

• S. Epatha MerkersonNarrator (voice)
• Gretchen CarvajalCast
• Kelly CloseCast
• Ed DamianoCast
• Laura GrueserCast
• Anthony HatchCast
• James Holt, Jr.Cast
• Valarie Blue Bird JerniganCast
• Monteil LeeCast
• Dean SchillingerCast
• Nicole Smith-HoltCast
• Tracey Tirado-VasquezCast