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New Updates on the Diabetes Epidemic Within the United States

A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) revealed startling new updates to the number of individuals with diabetes and prediabetes in the United States. The data obtained from 2017-2020 showed that one in ten Americans have diabetes, and over one-third have prediabetes. It also mentioned that of the 37.3 million people with diabetes, around 8.5 million are undiagnosed. This was similar in those with prediabetes: of the 96 million adults that have it, approximately 19% are unaware of their prediabetes status. In addition, an even more alarming aspect of the finding was the substantial rise in diabetes and prediabetes in young adults and even children … read more