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Diabetes Spike

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The rate of new cases of type 2 diabetes has nearly doubled in the United States in the last decade, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control. We look at the reasons for the increase, and find out about new treatment and prevention methods.

Guests:

Dr. Ed Gregg, chief of epidemiology at the Division of Diabetes Translation at the CDC

Dr. Hilary Seligman, assistant professor of medicine at UCSF

Dr. Karen Earle, medical director of the Center for Diabetes Services at the California Pacific Medical Center and assistant professor at UCSF

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