I think that it is a combination of better diagnostic practices, diagnostic ambiguities, and ever popular exploitation. I know individuals with ADHD who fit the bill to me, and I know individuals who acknowledge they don’t have it and yet have a prescription. So, there is some unfortunate noise in the statistics, because of abusers.

“ 12.0% Estimated percentage of the U.S. population with diabetes”

• https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/php/data-research/index.html

So, should diabetes not be treated?