Monday, November 29, 2010

Half of all Americans are Diabetics?

Diabetes is a serious disease. And one article projects that half of all Americans could be diabetics by 2020! Increased medical costs - a diabetic spends roughly 3 times what a similar healthy person does on medical expenses. More than half of diagnosed diabetics today are on Medicare or Medicaid. The culprit - obesity. The solution weight management and exercise. The reality, an already burdened Medicare system will swamped.

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