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Trends in comorbidities and multimorbidity among adults with recently diagnosed diabetes: United States, 1999-2023.

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

A national survey found that most adults newly diagnosed with diabetes already have other health problems like high blood pressure or kidney disease, and the number of combined conditions has risen since 1999 — but this study only shows a link, not what caused the trend.

Who did this work

Onufrak S · Zaganjor I · Choi D · Han S · Holliday CS · Pavkov ME

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD progression and prevention · 2026 Aug 27
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42660201/