MaineHealth has a new program to help people prevent Type 2 diabetes. There is bad news and good news about diabetes.
Bad news: Diabetes has grown to be one of the leading causes of disability and death in the United States, and diabetes rates have tripled in Maine since 1990, from 3.6 percent of adults to 11 percent.
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