Diabetes is on the rise. A study published in Archives of Internal Medicine showed that between 1995 and 2004, the incidence of diabetes in people 65 and older increased by 23 percent, and now 62 percent of people over 65 have the disease.

Diabetics are at high risk for heart attacks, strokes and heart failure. It is a major cause of kidney disease and blindness. Within six years of diagnosis, virtually every diabetic develops a major complication, and more than 50 percent have heart f ...

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