PA One of Ten States to Bear Brunt of Diabetes Burden

New Study Shows Ten States to Carry More Than Half of U.S. Diabetes Population and Costs Through 2025           

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 17, 2011) — A new study conducted by the Institute for Alternative Futures (IAF) identified California, Texas, Florida, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Georgia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Michigan as “diabetes hot spots,” where the burden of diabetes will be greatest in the next 15 years.  “United States’ Diabetes Crisis: Today and Future Trends,” is the first study to provide detailed diabetes prevalence and cost forecasts individually for all 50 states. The study was commissioned and funded by Novo Nordisk to provide insights into how the growing diabetes epidemic will spread geographically in the United States and how this demographic shift might affect local economies.                            

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