Gallup: Diabetes Rates Rise in 18 States in Past Decade

Due to obesity. 

  • No states have experienced declines in their diabetes rates since ’08-’09
  • Obesity has climbed in 34 states over same period while declining in none
  • Rising diabetes linked to rising obesity among states

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The percentage of adults diagnosed with diabetes at some point in their lives has risen in 18 U.S. states in less than a decade, according to a comparison of Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index data from 2016-2017 versus 2008-2009 data. Diabetes rates did not decline in any states over the same period.

Map. Diabetes rates have increased in 18 states since 2008-2009 and have not decreased in any U.S. state

 

Via Gallup