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Study Finds Big Jump in Doctor’s Office Visits for Young Adults with Diabetes and Multiple Medications

A new report by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that one in every ten U.S. doctor visits involved diabetes by the year 2010. The research “demonstrates that diabetes is no longer a disease of older patients” and shows a large increase in the number of doctor’s office visits for young adults. The study also examined the number of medications and chronic conditions in various age brackets.

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