Data Indicate Decline In New Diabetes Diagnoses In US

website reviewed recent CDC and NIH data showing a decline in new diabetes diagnoses among American adults for the first time in 20 years. Still, Dr. Andy Menke, the study’s first author, pointed out, “Among everyone with diabetes in the US, about one in three were unaware that they had the condition. This was even higher among Asians, where one in two were unaware that they had the condition.” Both NIH and the CDC wish to study the Asian-American population more closely, because “overall weight gain is not a typical symptom for many Asian Americans” who ultimately develop type 2 diabetes. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/study-shows-decline-new-diabetes-cases-lacks-specific-data-asian-n477761