Type I and type II diabetes

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Posted: 01/12/2012

By: WPTV Web Team

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Centers for Disease Control says one out of every 12 adults in South Florida is diagnosed with diabetes.

Public health workers say those numbers reflect a trend that diabetes is on the increase in our area, and across the country. Doctor Carlos Ballestas of Boca Raton Regional Hospital, explains.

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