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U.S. is in the entanglement of diabetes

ATLANTA – Newly diagnosed diabetes cases have almost doubled in the U.S., within the past 10 years, the government reported. The highest increase ...

 

ATLANTA – Newly diagnosed diabetes cases have almost doubled in the U.S., within the past 10 years, the government reported.

The highest increase is in the South, according to the state-to-state review of new diagnoses. The worst situation was in West Virginia, where 13 in 1,000 adults were diagnosed with diabetes in 2005-07. The lowest ratio was in Minnesota, where the rate was 5 out of 1,000.

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