The global diabetes rate has risen by 45 percent over the last few decades, according to new research published in the British medical journal The Lancet. Over the years, diabetes rates have soared in rich countries, but now it appears that poorer, third world countries are following suit. Type 2 diabetes accounts for the vast majority of […]
1 in 4 Living With Diabetes Isn’t Aware They Have It
Nearly 10 percent of the population of the United States has diabetes, and 1 in 4 with the disease isn’t aware they have it, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report published on the CDC’s website suggests that over 29 million people in the United States are living […]