US diabetes rate doubles over 10 years (Update)

October 30, 2008 By MIKE STOBBE , AP Medical Writer US diabetes rate doubles over 10 years (AP)

Graphic shows new diabetes rates by state.

(AP) -- The nation's obesity epidemic is exacting a heavy toll: The rate of new diabetes cases nearly doubled in the United States in the past 10 years, the government said Thursday.

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