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Diabetes dilemma: older people with diabetes face a heavy burden from co-existing health conditions
11-13-2007 · EurekAlert!As if diabetes weren't enough to handle, a new study shows that 92 percent of older people with the disease have at least one other major chronic medical condition -- and that nearly half have three or more major diseases besides their diabetes. The sheer number, the severity, and the type of these other conditions all appear to decrease patients' ability to manage their diabetes day by day.
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