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Diabetes Increases Dramatically
On June 24, 2008, the Centers for Disease Control released prevalence data for diabetes in the U.S. Nearly 24 million people now have diabetes, up three percent over just two years. This is eight...
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Societal Changes and the Increasing Rates of Type 2 Diabetes
I ran across a thought-provoking article published a few months ago at DiabetesHealth online. It’s a non-scientific exploration of the potential causes of “diabesity,” the combination of obesity and...
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One of Every Three Born in 2000 Will Develop Diabetes
The U.S. already has 24 million people with diabetes and another 54 million with prediabetes. Approximately one of every three persons born in the U.S. in 2000 will develop diabetes in his or her...
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Half of Americans Over 65 Have Prediabetes
Two days ago the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the latest estimates for prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes. The situation is worse than it was in 2008, the last figures...
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Prediabetes and Diabetes on the Rise in U.S. Adolescents, Doubling in a Decade
The June, 2012, issue of Pediatrics has an article stating that the incidence of diabetes and prediabetes in U.S. adolescents increased from 9% in 1999 to 23% in 2008. The finding is based on the...
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U.S. Diabetes Prevalence From 1935 to 2011
From 1935 to 1996, the prevalence of diagnosed type 2 diabetes [in the U.S.] climbed nearly 765%. This statistic is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as cited in Increased Consumption...
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Adolescent Type 1 Diabetes on the Rise in U.S.
The prevalence of type 1 diabetes in U.S. adolescents rose by 23% between 2001 and 2009, according to University of Colorado researchers. The journal Pediatrics just recently published an article...
View ArticleShocker: 40% of U.S. Adults to Develop Diabetes
Researchers affiliated with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimate that 40% of American adults will develop diabetes, mostly type 2. The CDC’s prior estimate was the one of every three Americans...
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