Diabetes is nearly twice as common among Latinx and Hispanic Americans as it is among the general US population, according to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) figures. As the Hispanic, Latinx and Asian communities grow in the US, CDC officials examined rates of diabetes in these groups in an effort to improve early prevention practices. 'This defined data on the prevalence of diabetes among Hispanic and Asian demographic groups can help healthcare providers and patients reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes.' Currently, Asian, Hispanic and Latinx Americans collectively account for 23 percent of the US population, according to the CDC's estimate. 'These important findings establish a baseline for future national diabetes estimates for Hispanic and non-Hispanic Asian subgroups and highlight differences in the diabetes burden in these groups,' said Dr Ann Albright, director of the CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation.

Source: Daily Mail December 20, 2019 16:40 UTC