Rise In Diabetes Diagnoses Will Soon Amount To “National Crisis.”

founder of The diaTribe Foundation, writes that, “with the number of U.S. diabetes diagnoses expected to grow from 24 million to 44 million people by 2034,” a “national crisis” will soon unfold that could threaten US “economic survival.” To begin remedying this problem, Close calls first for issue awareness and then for incentivizing healthier lifestyles, “whether that’s through burgeoning workplace fitness incentive programs, taxes that dissuade people from unhealthy choices, or the desperate need to ensure that healthier foods are available at a competitive price.” http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/237991-diabetes-a-silent-threat-to-us-economy