The incidence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes is growing at an alarming rate among young people in the U.S.
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Super Size Me
Americans may be behind in math, and science, and our economy is in the tank – but there is something we can claim to be ahead in. Obesity rates. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently issued a new report that showed an increase in obesity rates over the past year in 16 states, and none…
Diabetes Forecast Isn’t Pretty
You may have seen the news about a report the Centers for Disease Control released last Friday on the rapidly growing trend in diabetes among Americans. They predict that by 2050 the number of people with the Type 2 form of this disease could be as high as 1 in 3. One-third of all Americans. That’s…
Health Literacy Touches Us All
Lack of health literacy is a huge, often hidden problem in the U.S. but professionals and patients can work together to improve knowledge and outcomes.
The Sweet Quotient
Are you one of the 6 million Americans that have Type 2 diabetes and don’t know it? Or are you part of the 57 million that are at high risk? Check your sugar quotient.