‘Perfect storm’ contributes to increasing diabetes rates

By Joannie Dobbs and Alan Titchenal

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 27, 2012

~~<p>Mark Twain is quoted as saying, “New Orleans food is as delicious as the less criminal forms of sin.”</p>
<p>Unfortunately, this legal form of sinning may not come without its own form of punishment. Based on the latest diabetes statistics from the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, about 1 out of 10 people in Louisiana have been diagnosed with diabetes — primarily the type 2 “adult onset” type.</p>
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Mark Twain is quoted as saying, “New Orleans food is as delicious as the less criminal forms of sin.”

Unfortunately, this legal form of sinning may not come without its own form of punishment. Based on the latest diabetes statistics from the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, about 1 out of 10 people in Louisiana have been diagnosed with diabetes — primarily the type 2 “adult onset” type. Login for more...