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Nearly 1 in 3 teens have prediabetes, CDC finds
Almost 1 in 3 adolescents have prediabetes: CDC
More than 30 percent of American teenagers were considered prediabetic in 2023, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC calculated there were 8.4 million children between the ages of 12 and 17 who were labeled prediabetic — or those whose blood sugar level may be higher
To analyze the prevalence of diabetes among U.S. adults 20 and older, CDC researchers reviewed data from 1999-2000 and from August 2021-August 2023.
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CDC: Nearly 1 in 6 U.S. adults has diabetes - MSNThe new data, collected from mid-2021 through mid-2023, found a big rise in diabetes rates since 1999-2000, when 9.7% of adult Americans had the disease.
Nearly 16% of American adults -- that's close to 1 in 6 -- now has diabetes, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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