Thursday, November 22, 2012

CDC projects huge diabetes jump in kids, teens

http://www.ajc.com/news/lifestyles/health/cdc-projects-huge-diabetes-jump-kids-teens/nTCyN/


CDC projects huge diabetes jump in kids, teens


y Salynn Boyles, Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD

Nov. 21, 2012 — 
The number of children and teens with type 1 and type 2 diabetes is expected to spike dramatically in the next 40 years, creating what one expert calls a potential catastrophe for the nation’s health care system.
Rates of type 2 diabetes could increase four times over the next 40 years, and rates of type 1 diabetes may triple, the new CDC report says. The CDC’s numbers assume that the rate of diabetes will increase over time.

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