Did you know that November is American Diabetes Diabetes Freedom Review Month? Now that we've gorged on Halloween candy and are getting ready for some calorie laden holiday meals, the CDC has chosen this month to share some sobering news. The rates of Type 2 Diabetes in the US (by far the most common kind) have increased from 4.8 per 1,000 in 1995-1997 to 9.1 per 1,000 in 2005-2007. That's a 90% increase.
What's more, about one third of us don't even know we have diabetes. If you haven't had a checkup in a while, and are having any of the symptoms listed here you might want to make an appointment. Undiagnosed diabetes causes:
Obesity was cited as a major predictor of developing diabetes according to the CDC survey data, the first to give a state-by-state analysis of diabetes rates.
According to the CDC numbers, West Virginia has the distinction of being the diabetes capital of the USA. The other nine states where diabetes is on the rise are Alabama, Arizona (the only non southern state), Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Even in the state with the lowest rate, Minnesota, diabetes is up a whopping 67% over 1997 levels, with 5 new cases per every 1000 residents. California has the biggest number of new cases.
https://www.dietsdiary.com/diabetes-freedom-review/