In the U.S. – Diabetes rate doubled in the last 10 years
Nationally, the rate of new cases climbed from about 5 per 1,000 persons in the mid 1990’s to 9 per 1000 in 2005. About 90 percent of the cases is Type 2 diabetes the form linked to obesity.
In Type 2 diabetics the cells are resistant to accepting insulin, a hormone needed to convert sugar to [...]