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Multigenerational survey shows changing behaviors is greatest challenge in managing diabetes

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, September 18th, 2006

A national survey recently released that looks at three generations of people with diabetes shows that adults ages 18-40, who are at risk for or living with type 2 diabetes, are lagging behind their parents' and grandparents' generations regarding changing behaviors to improve their health.

Despite the fact that the majority of people with diabetes across all three generations say they know the consequences of diabetes (71%) and are well-informed about the disease (93%), far fewer said they were able to make the everyday lifestyle changes necessary to get type 2 diabetes under control. The survey also found people with diabetes reported a lack of empathy from family and...

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