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Global diabetes cases on pace to soar to 1.3 billion people in the next 3 decades, new study finds

  • Written by Lauryn Stafford, Fellow in Health Metrics Sciences, University of Washington
Global diabetes cases on pace to soar to 1.3 billion people in the next 3 decades, new study findsAging and obesity are likely to be the two primary drivers of the expected rise in diabetes. fotograzia/Moment via Getty Images

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The number of people living with diabetes worldwide is on pace to more than double in the next three decades, for a total of 1.3 billion people...

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