Read more pre diabetic stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21499/pre-diabetic.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 24 May 2012 16:15:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/17199/obese-us-facing-diabetes-crisis.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=67027&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401022834' border='0' />America is facing a diabetes epidemic—a health disaster more economically catastrophic than a Hurricane Katrina each year, USA Today reports. The disease killed 284,000 people last year, and a staggering million new cases are diagnosed each year as more Americans become morbidly obese, according to a new study...Dr. Enrique Griego, examines a 13-year-old pre-diabetic patient from San Juan, Texas. A new study says America is facing a diabetic epidemic with a million new patients a year. http://www.newser.com/story/17199/obese-us-facing-diabetes-crisis.htmlThu, 24 Jan 2008 03:35:00 CST