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Saturday, October 27, 2012

Is Type 1 Diabetes Being Ignored?


Some people believe the type 2 diabetes epidemic is taking attention away from type 1 and needed research. Find out what's behind the controversy.


What do you know about diabetes? If you've read an online news source or watched the nightly report lately, you probably know that this health condition is on the rise. 


Diabetes currently affects almost 26 million people in the United States, or over 8 percent of the population. However, many may not realize that there are two kinds of diabetes — type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes — and that there are significant differences between them. For this reason, some people active in the field of diabetes are calling for a name change for type 1 diabetes.


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Is Type 1 Diabetes Being Ignored? - Diabetes Center - Everyday Health

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