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Diabetic Clarity

Chapter 5: Who Is At Risk For

Developing and Living With

Diabetes

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According to the well-known international medical journal,
Lancet, the number of Americans at risk for developing
diabetes is rapidly rising.

However, the journal’s study also revealed the risks of developing
diabetes was dependent on three things:

• Race
• Education
• Geographical location

This is the first stay in over 10 years about the risks people in the U.S.
face in developing diabetes. The U.S. Center for Disease Control and
Prevention epidemiologists have been keeping track and reviewing
how prevalent diabetes is and how many new cases are being reported
every year.

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