Report Shows Approximately 420,000 Wisconsin Adults Have Diabetes

State health officials are stressing a healthier lifestyle as a new Department report shows that one in every 10 Wisconsin adults has diabetes, making the disease a major health concern. “It’s fair to describe the spread of diabetes in Wisconsin as an epidemic-and it shows no sign of easing,” said Secretary Karen Timberlake. “Nearly 420,000 Wisconsin adults have diabetes and it’s estimated that approximately 125,000 of them don’t even know they have the disease.

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Filed under: Diabetes on December 2nd, 2008