SATURDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) -- By 2050, an estimated 48 million Americans will have type 2 diabetes as the epidemic continues unabated, according to new federal projections.


But along with the disease will come increases in accompanying health problems, such as blindness and hearing loss, according to several presentations to be made Saturday at the American Diabetes Association annual meeting, in Chicago.


"From 1963 to 2005, we saw periods of sharp increase in the rate of diabetes cases," said Linda S. Geiss, chief of diabetes surveillance at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and lead author of the first presentation. "Increases in diabetes cases have been going on for 15 years, and it doesn't look like it's slowing down," she added.


Reviewing data from the National Health Interview Survey, Geiss' team found that from 1990 to 2005, cases of diabetes increased from 26.4 per 1,000 people to 54.5 per 1,000 people, a 4.6 percent increase each year.


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Despite years of low-fat propaganda. When will the realize it isn't working?????????

I have to admit I went a year without checking my blood sugar. I went into a state of Denial. I got overwelmed, frustrated about my lack of weight loss, my thyroid, and lack of support.
One thing I found is that sticking to pure foods and really keeping the carbs down, reduces my anxiety which in turn makes me stick to low carbing more. A day of higher carbs will cause high anxiety (chemically) thus making me eat more and have a even harder time going "back on the wagon"
Over a week ago I said to myself " If I am avoiding the doctor, how responsibile is it to eat carbs?!" (being type II)
So back to atkins I went and I'll tell you I'm happier. I even made an appointment to see my doctor.

Good for you, Kassie. We have to take care of ourselves!