Individuals diagnosed with diabetes have a 2 to 4 times higher risk of developing heart disease, than those without the disease.
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Hospitalization rates for heart attack are 1.8 times higher in adults with diabetes, than in adults without the disease.
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Nearly 65,700 people with diabetes had lower-limb amputations in 2006.
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Deaths from diabetes are underreported with one study finding that only 35% to 40% of people with diabetes who died had the disease listed anywhere on their death certificate.
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Diabetes is costly, accounting for one-tenth of US health care expenditures in 2007.
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