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January 6, 2007

The Silent Killer

Diabetes is a growing, silent scourge:

The prevalence of diabetes has more than doubled in the United States since 1990, fed by a combination of rising obesity, lifestyle changes and genetics, specialists say.

There are an estimated 20.8 million diabetics in the country today, and the president of the American Diabetes Association says there could be as many as 100 million in the coming decades.

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The 2005 federal estimate of 20.8 million diabetics includes 14.6 million diagnosed cases and 6.2 million undiagnosed cases, according to Jeff Lancashire, a spokesman for the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), which is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The number of diagnosed cases rose from 6.7 million in 1990, according to the CDC.

A goal of this blog is to evoke thought in the minds of those who have ignored the obvious and whose risk of developing diabetes is high. Another objective is to provide hope for those who are suffering. Technological advances are all around an our understanding of the disease is increasing - help is coming!

Posted by Diabetologica at January 6, 2007 5:50 AM