Tuesday, July 19, 2011

[WATCH]: Diabetes Rates Double in Just Three Decades

Startling new statistics published just weeks ago in the journal The Lancet suggest that nearly 350 million adults worldwide now have diabetes. Still not fazed? Consider this: That count is more than double what it was in 1980. To gain better insight into this often misunderstood disease -- its various types, the causes and symptoms, and the heavy burden (from both fiscal and quality-of-life standpoints) it places on persons living with it -- we spoke with URMC expert and endocrinologist Dr. Steve

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