CHICAGO — Even if the percentage of Americans who are obese stays the same, diabetes cases will nearly double in the U.S. in the next 25 years and the cost of treating the disease will almost triple, according to a new study by researchers based at the University of Chicago.
1. Comment by Tanu A. (Tanu)— November 28,2009 @ 12:49AM
Ratings:-3+16
Interesting article that forgets to mention that more research should be spent in trying to find a 'cure' for diabetes.
2. Comment by NightHawk P. (NightHawk)— November 28,2009 @ 1:15AM
Ratings:-1+19
Your measurements are way off as far as obese. At six foot and a little over two hundred pounds using your standards I was obese. Even when I ran 4.2 miles every morning, and had less than a inch of body fat. I may look big to you in a suit, but I'm not obese. Just because people are big does not mean they are obese, have diabetes or anything else. In fact they are often more healthy than very thin people. Ever see a power weight lifter?
3. Comment by NightHawk P. (NightHawk)— November 28,2009 @ 1:26AM
Ratings:-1+7
More people are born with diabetes than develope it later on. Except job related. Like Military with Agent Orange and Burn Pits. Right now they are even developing a Diabetes Vaccine:
http://www.dvdc.org.au/
Over 35,000 children each year will be found to have diebetes compared to 920 adult onset in type 1. Most from overweight are type 2, and controled by weight loss and pills.
5. Comment by Juan C. (666999)— November 28,2009 @ 6:27AM
Ratings:-17+11
How many of Tucson's diabetics are illegals who come here illegally so you the taxpayer will be forced to take care of them?
Have you not seen the photos of overweight illegals crossing the border?
But not to worry because Obama the Great will save all the diabetics in the US with Obama's great health care plan. And that includes the ones who come here illegally.
Obama care will cure diabetes once and for all.... right?
Oh wait, Obama Care does not cure anything. Obama Care is only health insurance which will drive the taxpayers broke paying for the health care of 10s of millions of illegals many of whom are either diabetic or will be diabetic
6. Comment by Jacques L. (The Ragin Cajun)— November 28,2009 @ 6:56AM
Ratings:-6+14
Simple solution: outlaw soft drinks larger than 10 ounces, ban burgers, burritos, chimichangas, chili dogs, tacos, onion rings, french fries, fried fish -- in short, all the high-fat, high cholesterol foot that is making people obese.
No more "you want to super-size that?"
Until America changes its eating habits, we're just going to become more and more obses and the rates of diabetes will continue to climb.
10. Comment by Davendo A. (Davendo)— November 28,2009 @ 7:10AM
Ratings:-11+4
Generally obesity is a choice. To save health care costs, diabetics should be required to pay full costs for their treatment--no government subsidy. Same with smoking and treatment for its effects.
11. Comment by sandra f. (azrabbit)— November 28,2009 @ 7:32AM
Ratings:-0+7
Bruce:
I say can the PE and teach NUTRITION in school. Most of our medical personnel haven't even had a decent nutrition class; that's why they think that "exercise" is the answer. It's not. Moderate exercise and proper nutrition are the key.
Case in point: Have you ever noticed all the insulin syringes in the biohazard containers in the restrrooms at the casinos? Those are the direct result of generations of improper, corn-based DIET.
12. Comment by Phillip D. (pdavid)— November 28,2009 @ 8:05AM
Ratings:-1+6
Jacques L,
You got that wrong. It's not the high fat foods, its the high carbohydrate foods that are hurting people, making them obese and turning them into diabetics.
Carbohydrates are immediately turned into sugar, and if they are not burned up, they are converted into body fat so we can use 'em at a later date.
It all the chips, sodas, snack foods that are loaded with carbs that hurt us. All the high-fat, high cholesterol food you mention will clog our arteries and give us a heart attack, but it's the carbs that make us fat and give us diabetes.
13. Comment by wit w. (Wit)— November 28,2009 @ 8:15AM
Ratings:-0+8
Wasn't the ADA Food Pyramid devised by consultants from ADM ?
I started wandering one day when waiting for a train to clear a crossing. The train had about two dozen tank cars on it containing about 200,000 pounds of corn syrup each, with ADM logos.
14. Comment by Margaret M. (garyellenm)— November 28,2009 @ 8:23AM
Ratings:-0+15
I am diabetic! I have always worked out, eat right, and am not over weight. Take vitamins, do all I can to stay in good health. Mine is from my mother and I was told that no matter what I did I would still show up with this. My sister and both brothers also have this. So be careful not to judge to quickly. I don't do soft drinks, sweets (once in awhile), carb stuff is counted, eat mostly fruit & veggies. They told me I did not eat enough!!! So what does one do. And no, I should be able to get insurance to help pay the cost as we have worked hard for our money and paid high taxes all our life and pay for our insurance out of our pocket. Classes would help folks learn but seeing my mom lose toes and be sick ugh-could wake folks up also. Oh and she was very small! DO NOT JUDGE OTHERS AS YOU KNOW NOT WHAT THEIR CASE IS!
15. Comment by jonah m. (Jonah)— November 28,2009 @ 9:00AM
Ratings:-4+9
14---calm down. Sounds like you have Type 1 diabetes. That is not preventable.
BUT most people have Type 2, which is completely preventable. That is the diabetes that the posters above are talking about.
We are simply TOO FAT. More exercise, less food is the cure. Kids these days have no idea what a proper portion size is or what they should eat. I have a teacher friend who says many kids in her class think a large Pepsi is a good breakfast.
When I was in school, there might have been one fat kid (average) in a class of 25 kids. Now about 1/3 of the kids in schools are fat. Let's get them moving and teach their parents how to feed them.
16. Comment by Lindsey S. (Lindsey TS)— November 28,2009 @ 9:20AM
Ratings:-6+7
"Even if the percentage of Americans who are obese stays the same, diabetes cases will nearly double in the U.S. in the next 25 years and the cost of treating the disease will almost triple, according to a new study by researchers based at the University of Chicago."
Yet, folks keep blaming the insurance providers for the high cost of health care.
Diabetes, caused by obesity, is pretty much preventable. Yet, Obamacare wants me and others to pay for the health care of those who don't know when to push away from the table.
18. Comment by Erika O. (TucsonBorn)— November 28,2009 @ 9:58AM
Ratings:-0+8
I think it's HILARIOUS that the corn syrup purveyors and junk food industry has gotten folks on board to fight a tax on such items that contribute to obesity and its related illnesses, in the name of "freedom", especially with the gigantic subsidies that corn production gets.
Silly lawmakers, just cut the subsidies! It's impossible to sell a tax to the American people, but just cut the subsidies and force the corn growers to explain why the public should fight to get them their subsidies back, especially in these times.
These "foods" (which they're not) are costing us billions in subsidies, then in obesity-related health issues. Not to mention the non-financial costs that health problems take on people. Health care costs are the number one cause of personal bankruptcy, which creates havoc and stress in families, which leaves creditors unpaid, which destroys a family's credit for years.
I would REALLY like to see some analysis of just what kind of impact cutting those ridiculous payoffs to big agribusiness would have, all the way down the line. If a 2 liter bottle of soda cost what it should, would people down it like water (that they should be drinking)? If it cost more, and they didn't drink it, or eat Cheetos, or cheap hamburgers fed cheap corn, what would the physical makeup of our country be? How much would be saved in health costs?
20. Comment by Peter K. (Sweet Pete)— November 28,2009 @ 10:52AM
Ratings:-5+5
18 Erika - It would be HILARIOUS if it wasn't costing us so much money.
I'm all for a hefty tax on junk food and use the money ofr the health care, but it will never pass. When I suggested a tax on junk food at work at a nurses station, a large group of VERY large and angry nurses almost tossed me out of a third floor window they were so mad!
21. Comment by Joe J. (Joe N)— November 28,2009 @ 10:55AM
Ratings:-2+3
It may be cheaper in the long run to pay for surgery and cure it rather than treat it for prolonged periods. Diabetes May Be Disorder Of Upper Intestine: Surgery May Correct It
"By studying diabetes in animals, Dr. Rubino was the first to provide scientific evidence that gastrointestinal bypass operations involving rerouting the gastrointestinal tract (i.e., gastric bypass) can cause diabetes remission independently of any weight loss, and even in subjects that are not obese."
24. Comment by Margaret M. (garyellenm)— November 28,2009 @ 4:22PM
Ratings:-1+3
#15--I am calm---No I am type 2 and that is what I say not all folks can help having this problem. If I could I would have not had this at all because I took care of myself and so does a lot of others I know. I know some folks don't but that is by choice. A good eating plan and work out plan is good for all folks (ill or not) but there are some that can't do the work outs. Watch out what one says as you too may be in that number some day.
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Diabetes' future cost 'frightening'
CHICAGO — Even if the percentage of Americans who are obese stays the same, diabetes cases will nearly double in the U.S. in the next 25 years and the cost of treating the disease will almost triple, according to a new study by researchers based at the University of Chicago.Interesting article that forgets to mention that more research should be spent in trying to find a 'cure' for diabetes.
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Your measurements are way off as far as obese. At six foot and a little over two hundred pounds using your standards I was obese. Even when I ran 4.2 miles every morning, and had less than a inch of body fat. I may look big to you in a suit, but I'm not obese. Just because people are big does not mean they are obese, have diabetes or anything else. In fact they are often more healthy than very thin people. Ever see a power weight lifter?
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More people are born with diabetes than develope it later on. Except job related. Like Military with Agent Orange and Burn Pits. Right now they are even developing a Diabetes Vaccine:
http://www.dvdc.org.au/
Over 35,000 children each year will be found to have diebetes compared to 920 adult onset in type 1. Most from overweight are type 2, and controled by weight loss and pills.
http://www.diabetes.org/
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Quit eating & start exercising people...
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How many of Tucson's diabetics are illegals who come here illegally so you the taxpayer will be forced to take care of them?
Have you not seen the photos of overweight illegals crossing the border?
But not to worry because Obama the Great will save all the diabetics in the US with Obama's great health care plan. And that includes the ones who come here illegally.
Obama care will cure diabetes once and for all.... right?
Oh wait, Obama Care does not cure anything. Obama Care is only health insurance which will drive the taxpayers broke paying for the health care of 10s of millions of illegals many of whom are either diabetic or will be diabetic
Report this comment
Simple solution: outlaw soft drinks larger than 10 ounces, ban burgers, burritos, chimichangas, chili dogs, tacos, onion rings, french fries, fried fish -- in short, all the high-fat, high cholesterol foot that is making people obese.
No more "you want to super-size that?"
Until America changes its eating habits, we're just going to become more and more obses and the rates of diabetes will continue to climb.
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Typo alert: obses...not really obese, either...just plain old FAT!
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More video games, less PE and health classs and a poor diet. We are seeing the results. This will cost everyone in this country.
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"Diabetes' future cost 'frightening'"
Why is it frightening ?
Obama said "the rich are paying"
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Generally obesity is a choice. To save health care costs, diabetics should be required to pay full costs for their treatment--no government subsidy. Same with smoking and treatment for its effects.
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Bruce:
I say can the PE and teach NUTRITION in school. Most of our medical personnel haven't even had a decent nutrition class; that's why they think that "exercise" is the answer. It's not. Moderate exercise and proper nutrition are the key.
Case in point: Have you ever noticed all the insulin syringes in the biohazard containers in the restrrooms at the casinos? Those are the direct result of generations of improper, corn-based DIET.
Report this comment
Jacques L,
You got that wrong. It's not the high fat foods, its the high carbohydrate foods that are hurting people, making them obese and turning them into diabetics.
Carbohydrates are immediately turned into sugar, and if they are not burned up, they are converted into body fat so we can use 'em at a later date.
It all the chips, sodas, snack foods that are loaded with carbs that hurt us. All the high-fat, high cholesterol food you mention will clog our arteries and give us a heart attack, but it's the carbs that make us fat and give us diabetes.
Report this comment
Wasn't the ADA Food Pyramid devised by consultants from ADM ?
I started wandering one day when waiting for a train to clear a crossing. The train had about two dozen tank cars on it containing about 200,000 pounds of corn syrup each, with ADM logos.
Report this comment
I am diabetic! I have always worked out, eat right, and am not over weight. Take vitamins, do all I can to stay in good health. Mine is from my mother and I was told that no matter what I did I would still show up with this. My sister and both brothers also have this. So be careful not to judge to quickly. I don't do soft drinks, sweets (once in awhile), carb stuff is counted, eat mostly fruit & veggies. They told me I did not eat enough!!! So what does one do. And no, I should be able to get insurance to help pay the cost as we have worked hard for our money and paid high taxes all our life and pay for our insurance out of our pocket. Classes would help folks learn but seeing my mom lose toes and be sick ugh-could wake folks up also. Oh and she was very small! DO NOT JUDGE OTHERS AS YOU KNOW NOT WHAT THEIR CASE IS!
Report this comment
14---calm down. Sounds like you have Type 1 diabetes. That is not preventable.
BUT most people have Type 2, which is completely preventable. That is the diabetes that the posters above are talking about.
We are simply TOO FAT. More exercise, less food is the cure. Kids these days have no idea what a proper portion size is or what they should eat. I have a teacher friend who says many kids in her class think a large Pepsi is a good breakfast.
When I was in school, there might have been one fat kid (average) in a class of 25 kids. Now about 1/3 of the kids in schools are fat. Let's get them moving and teach their parents how to feed them.
Report this comment
"Even if the percentage of Americans who are obese stays the same, diabetes cases will nearly double in the U.S. in the next 25 years and the cost of treating the disease will almost triple, according to a new study by researchers based at the University of Chicago."
Yet, folks keep blaming the insurance providers for the high cost of health care.
Diabetes, caused by obesity, is pretty much preventable. Yet, Obamacare wants me and others to pay for the health care of those who don't know when to push away from the table.
No thanks -
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#1
The cure for most Type 2 diabetes is controlling one's weight.
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I think it's HILARIOUS that the corn syrup purveyors and junk food industry has gotten folks on board to fight a tax on such items that contribute to obesity and its related illnesses, in the name of "freedom", especially with the gigantic subsidies that corn production gets.
Silly lawmakers, just cut the subsidies! It's impossible to sell a tax to the American people, but just cut the subsidies and force the corn growers to explain why the public should fight to get them their subsidies back, especially in these times.
These "foods" (which they're not) are costing us billions in subsidies, then in obesity-related health issues. Not to mention the non-financial costs that health problems take on people. Health care costs are the number one cause of personal bankruptcy, which creates havoc and stress in families, which leaves creditors unpaid, which destroys a family's credit for years.
I would REALLY like to see some analysis of just what kind of impact cutting those ridiculous payoffs to big agribusiness would have, all the way down the line. If a 2 liter bottle of soda cost what it should, would people down it like water (that they should be drinking)? If it cost more, and they didn't drink it, or eat Cheetos, or cheap hamburgers fed cheap corn, what would the physical makeup of our country be? How much would be saved in health costs?
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Erika:
Your reasoning is right side up, but unfortunately our leaders think upside down.
The subsidies are welfare on steroids, yet most Americans are hardly aware of them.
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18 Erika - It would be HILARIOUS if it wasn't costing us so much money.
I'm all for a hefty tax on junk food and use the money ofr the health care, but it will never pass. When I suggested a tax on junk food at work at a nurses station, a large group of VERY large and angry nurses almost tossed me out of a third floor window they were so mad!
Report this comment
It may be cheaper in the long run to pay for surgery and cure it rather than treat it for prolonged periods.
Diabetes May Be Disorder Of Upper Intestine: Surgery May Correct It
"By studying diabetes in animals, Dr. Rubino was the first to provide scientific evidence that gastrointestinal bypass operations involving rerouting the gastrointestinal tract (i.e., gastric bypass) can cause diabetes remission independently of any weight loss, and even in subjects that are not obese."
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If you thought this article was frightening, wait until we have to shoulder the cost of mandatory ObamaCare on top of it.
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round up all the old people, fat people and diabeics and send them to the obama health care death camps. its the only way to bend the cost curve.
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#15--I am calm---No I am type 2 and that is what I say not all folks can help having this problem. If I could I would have not had this at all because I took care of myself and so does a lot of others I know. I know some folks don't but that is by choice. A good eating plan and work out plan is good for all folks (ill or not) but there are some that can't do the work outs. Watch out what one says as you too may be in that number some day.
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