A recent study carried out by American researchers has revealed that going by the current trends, by 2034, cases of diabetes across the country would almost double, with the cost expected to more than triple, further putting strain on the U. S. health system and viability of Medicare and other health insurance programs currently offered by Government.

"We forecast that in the next 25 years, the population size of people with diabetes -- both diagnosed and undiagnosed -- will rise from approximately 24 million people to 44 million people by the year 2034. We anticipate that the cost of taking care of those people -- and these are direct medical costs -- will triple over the same period of time, going from $113 billion today to $336 billion (per year)", said the study's lead researcher Dr. Elbert Huang of the University of Chicago.

Currently in the US, nearly 11% of adults suffer from diabetes, and most of them have type 2 diabetes which is closely linked to obesity.

In the wake of the new findings, the Government is now looking to aggressively push diabetes awareness drives in order to try and control the rapidly spreading epidemic.