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Study: U.S. diabetes cases to nearly double in 25 years
Quick ReadA new study by researchers based at the University of Chicago say diabetes cases will nearly double in the United States in the next 25 years.
Photo credit: Getty Images | The study, published Friday in the journal Diabetes Care, found the number of people with diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes will climb from almost 24 million this year to about 44 million in 2034.
CHICAGO - Even if the percentage of Americans who are obese stays the same, diabetes cases will nearly double in the United States in the next 25 years and the cost of treating the disease will almost triple, according to a new study by researchers based at the University of Chicago.
The study, published Friday in the journal Diabetes Care, estimates the number of people with diagnosed and...
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