Pre-Diabetes Costs Nation $25 Billion Annually In Extra Medical Care, New Data Show
One of every four American adults suffers from a silent condition known as pre-diabetes at a cost of more than $25 billion a year in increased medical costs, according to new data published today. And among the 180,000 pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes, health care costs attributed to the condition are estimated at $623 million a year, a companion study showed.