Longer survival likely to be reason for increased numbers with diabetes, rather than increased incidence

Friday, July 29, 2016 - 12:01 in Health & Medicine

Overall incidence of type 2 diabetes has stabilized over recent years, according to a new study, while mortality has declined, suggesting that increasing prevalence of the disease within the population may be attributed not to increasing numbers but to longer survival of patients with diabetes.

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