Study: Cost of treating diabetes to triple by 2034
CNN - Fri Nov 27, 1:56 pm ETThe 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.
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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.
In the Unites States, over 24 million people are living with diabetes. This disease is the number one cause in the United States of: · Acquired blindness in adults · End-stage kidney failure · Non-traumatic amputations · And the number one contributor to heart attacks and strokes In Marion County, it is the seventh leading cause of death.
If you have diabetes , remembering to monitor your blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels is as easy as ABC .
Hundreds of concerned residents across Southeast Michigan turned out for the University of Michigan's third annual World Diabetes Day Health Fair at the Four Points Sheraton hotel in Ann Arbor Saturday.
Carol Jenkins, niece of Arthur Gaston, recalls visiting him in the hospital in 1991 as he was about to have a leg amputated because of diabetes.
FRIDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Encouraging city dwellers to walk and bicycle instead of using cars would offer much greater public health benefits than increased used of low-emission vehicles, U.K. researchers have found.
Nipomo High School senior quarterback Josh Correia seems to take everything in stride — and he has a lot to take in stride. The 6-foot-1, 210-pounder was diagnosed with diabetes when he was 12 years old.
Fat and muscle mass, as potentially determined by a person's ethnic background, may contribute to diabetes risk, according to a new study.
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — San Joaquin County officials approved a $600,000 settlement with the family of a 71-year-old man who was found dead soon after his release from county jail. Guillermo Davila was arrested in March 2006 on suspicion of public intoxication. He was released hours later. But his family was worried. They say he suffered from diabetes and dementia. During his absence, they ...
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This November, Home Care Delivered joins the American Diabetes Association in a national movement to raise awareness for a disease that affects 24 million Americans. (PRWeb Nov 25, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3249834.htm