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This article originally posted 29 October, 2009 and appeared in  Issue 493
The Numbers Are Getting Worse

The Numbers Are Getting Worse: The International Diabetes Federation reports that over 285 million people worldwide now live with diabetes and they predict that within 20 years that number will jump to 435 million. Diabetes is responsible for four million deaths a year and this is at a cost globally of $376 billion.

 
 

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This article originally posted 29 October, 2009 and appeared in  Issue 493

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