Diabetes Expected to Double Over the Next 25 Years
Time Magazine - 1 hour 34 minutes agoAccording to estimates from researchers at the University of Chicago, the total number of Americans with diabetes will double in the next 25 years.
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According to estimates from researchers at the University of Chicago, the total number of Americans with diabetes will double in the next 25 years.
FRIDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- The number of people with diabetes in the United States is expected to double over the next 25 years, a new study predicts.
If Americans don't eat better and exercise more, diabetes cases will double by 2034 and costs to care for the patients will triple, according to a new report that paints a bleak picture of the future.
The number of Americans with diabetes will nearly double in the next 25 years, and the costs of treating them will triple, according to a new report.
By 2034, nearly twice as many Americans will have diabetes and spending on the disease will triple, further straining the U.S. health system and testing the viability of Medicare and other government health insurance programs, U.S. researchers said on Friday.
CHICAGO, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Diabetes cases are expected to nearly double and the cost nearly triple in the United States in the next 25 years, researchers say in a new study.
In the next 25 years, the number of Americans living with diabetes will double and spending on diabetes will triple, rising from $113 billion to $336 billion. This will add to the existing strains on an overburdened health care system, according to a new study.
Even if the percentage of Americans who are obese stays the same, diabetes cases will nearly double in the U.S. in the next 25 years and the cost of treating the disease will almost triple, according to a new study by researchers based at the University of Chicago.
If nothing is done, the number of Americans with diabetes will nearly double over the next 25 years and spending on the disease will nearly triple, a new study finds.
About 8 percent of adults have diagnosed diabetes in the North Slope Borough, the highest prevalence in the state, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
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