Type 2 Diabetes: New Study predicts a 700% rise incidence in Americans by 2060

Providing Shocking predictions on the incidence of Type 2 diabetes in the US, new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health, The number of young Americans with Type 2 diabetes is projected to skyrocket nearly 700% by 2060.

Similar projections for Type 1 Diabetes predicted that a spike of up to 65% in young people with Type 1 diabetes is likely,

The new study published has been published in the American Diabetes Association’s medical journal.

“This new research should serve as a wake-up call for all of us. It’s vital that we focus our efforts to ensure all Americans, especially our young people, are the healthiest they can be,” said CDC Acting Principal Deputy Director Debra Houry, MD, MPH. “The COVID-19 pandemic underscored how critically important it is to address chronic diseases, like diabetes. This study further highlights the importance of continuing efforts to prevent and manage chronic diseases, not only for our current population but also for generations to come.”

This expected upward trend may lead to as many as 220,000 young people having type 2 diabetes in 2060 —a nearly 700% increaseand the number of young people with type 1 diabetes could increase by as much as 65% in the next 40 years. Even if the rate of new diabetes diagnoses among young people remains the same over the decades, type 2 diabetes diagnoses could increase nearly 70% and type 1 diabetes diagnoses could increase 3% by 2060.

People with diabetes are at higher risk for heart disease or a stroke, diabetes complications, and premature death than those who do not have diabetes. Researchers are actively investigating ways of preventing type 1 diabetes and studies in adults have identified steps that can be taken to reduce the risk factors for type 2 diabetes.

Ref: https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2022/p1229-future-diabetes-surge.html