Diabetes Up Among Elderly

More older U.S. adults are getting diabetes, a study finds. The number of people diagnosed after age 65 rose 23% in a decade. The study looked at numbers from 1994 to 1995 and from 2003 to 2004. Most of those with new diabetes developed at least one more health problem in the next six years. Almost half developed heart failure. The study was published January 28. It is in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine.