Diabetes expected to double, costs to triple by 2034

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Senior Woman Checking Blood Sugar --- Image by © Brooke Fasani/Corbis

According to estimates from researchers at the University of Chicago, the total number of Americans with diabetes will double in the next 25 years, from the current 23.7 million to some 44.1 million in 2034. During that same time frame, annual costs for treating those patients are expected to soar—nearly tripling from the current $113 billion to some $336 billion.