Diabetes Mortality Across the 30 Biggest U.S. Cities: Assessing Overall Trends and Racial Inequities

Diabetes affects 34.2 million individuals in the United States (U.S.), with an additional 84.1 million with prediabetes and 7 million who are likely undiagnosed[1]. In 2017, over 270,000 Americans died of diabetes, making it the 7th leading cause of death [2]. In addition to high rates of mortality, diabetes and prediabetes

Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - January 7, 2021 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Joanna Buscemi, Nazia Saiyed, Abigail Silva, Fereshteh Ghahramani, Maureen R. Benjamins Source Type: research