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November 14, 2005
On World Diabetes Day, Joslin Center President Warns of Explosion in Diabetes and Its Complications
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Today - World
Diabetes Day - on the heels of new data from the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which show
an alarming 14 percent increase in the number of people with
diabetes in the U.S. in the past two years alone, Joslin
Diabetes Center President C. Ronald Kahn, M.D., warned of a
coming "explosion" in diabetes and its complications unless
action is taken to curb the mushrooming incidence of type 2
diabetes. "With the staggering increase of type 2 diabetes
in younger people around the globe, my greatest nightmare is
that in about 15 or 20 years, we will face an epidemic of
diabetes and its complications that will be a huge burden
for mankind, governments and the healthcare system," says
Kahn. Already diabetes-related healthcare costs and lost
productivity cost the U.S. an estimated $132 billion
annually. Read more from this post.
Posted on November 14, 2005 10:45 PM
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