Diabetes Latest. More than 29 million Americans have diabetes; 1 in 4 doesnât know. More than 29 million people in the United States have diabetes, up from the previous estimate of 26 million in 2010, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One in four people with diabetes doesnât know he or she has it.
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