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The problem of diabetes in the U.S. is likely to be even worse
than it appears This graph
reflects only
diagnosed cases of diabetes.
But, 1 in 3 people with diabetes is unaware that he or she has the
disease. If you do not know
that you have diabetes and you are not being treated, your diabetes
is not controlled, and you are at even greater risk of developing
complications such as heart disease, blindness, or kidney disease.
The uptick in diagnosed cases between 2000-2004 may reflect an
increase in the number of overall cases,
possibly due to under-representation of Hispanics in earlier data
sets, or it may reflect improvements in diagnosing diabetes in
previously undiagnosed individuals.
Predictions of future cases of diagnosed diabetes paint a
sobering picture. The Centers
for Disease Control
and Prevention project that, by 2050, nearly 50 million Americans
will have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Source: Data for 1960-2004 from the National
Health Interview Survey, NCHS, CDC. Projected data for
2005-2050 from Narayan KMV, et al, Diabetes Care
29:2114-2116, 2006.
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