FYI... Article from Bloomberg.
"The costs of diabetes, including medical care and lost productivity, jumped 21 percent to $245 billion last year from 2007, driven by higher rates of the disease and health conditions that lead to it, researchers said..."
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-06/diabetes-costs-in-u-s-estimated-at-245-billion.html
Staggering.
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