Diabetes all over
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From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I'm Ira Dreyfuss with HHS HealthBeat.
Diabetes is a problem across the whole country, but a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says some areas have it worse than others. The first county-level data find wide sections of the Southeast, Appalachia, and some tribal lands in the West and Northern Plains, show the nation's highest rates.
Diabetes can lead to conditions such as heart disease. And at this time of year, there's something else for people with diabetes to be concerned about, as the CDC's Nilka Burrows points out:
[Nilka Burrows speaks] "People with diabetes are more likely to die from influenza than people who do not have diabetes, so it is very important for them to talk with their doctor about getting a flu shot."
The study is in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Learn more at hhs.gov.
HHS HealthBeat is a production of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I'm Ira Dreyfuss.
Last revised: December, 10 2009