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Diabetes: A Major Health Problem for America

Diabetes, it's a major health problem for America - and the problem is it's getting worse. At least 17 million Americans now have Type 2 diabetes - about one out of every twenty people - and at least 16 million more have the condition known as "pre-diabetes."

Last Updated: November 17, 2003

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