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THE PERCENT INCREASE OF NEW DIABETES CASES diagnosed in American adults over the past decade. Based on reporting from 33 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the incidence of newly diagnosed diabetes rose to 9.1 cases per 1,000 adults in 2005-07, up from 4.8 per 1,000 a decade before. That translates into 1.3 million new cases of diabetes identified in 2005-07, compared with 590,000 new cases in 1995-97. In addition, a large number of people with diabetes are thought to remain undiagnosed. “We must step up efforts to prevent and control diabetes,” said Karen Kirtland, a CDC analyst and lead author of the report, which appeared Thursday. Get more details from the Tribune’s Judith Graham at chicagotribune.com/triage
