Tag: Prediabetes

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Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes Accounted for $218 Billion in Costs in 2007

A new analysis funded by Novo Nordisk's National Changing Diabetes® Program, found that the cost of diabetes and pre-diabetes reached $218 billion in 2007, with the exploding number of cases of type 2 diabetes responsible for the majority of the costs. According to the study, diagnosed type 2 diabetes accounted for $174.4 billion of 2007...
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Diabetes Genetic Marker Discovered

Compugen Ltd. announced today the discovery and experimental confirmation of a genetic marker for type 2 diabetes. A predisposition marker is of particular value in type 2 diabetes since lifestyle plays an important role in the disease. Following diagnosis, those at high-risk might benefit from more aggressive management either through changes in lifestyle or drug treatment.
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