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Early use of insulin in Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Diabetes mellitus is reaching epidemic proportions in the United States, affecting almost 8% of the U.S. population between the ages of 20 and 74 years. The prevalence rate is expected to increase by more than 165% by 2050. Of the estimated 16 million Americans with diabetes, approximately 90% have Type 2. This dramatic increase is due primarily to the increased obesity and sedentary lifestyle of Americans.

A recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association reports that obesity and diabetes have increased in the nation over the past decade. JAMA reported that in 2000 in the United States: *The prevalence of obesity (BMI >= 30 kg/ m^sup 2^) was 19.8%.

*The prevalence of ...

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