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65 years ago diabetes wasn't an issue and doctor hardly seen it in there careers Sixty-five years ago, in 1959, the prevalence of diabetes, particularly type 2 diabetes, was significantly lower compared to today. Historical data suggests that the incidence of diabetes was below 1% of the population in the 1950s. Doctors during that era were less likely to encounter diabetes in their practice due to several factors: Lower Rates of Obesity: Obesity rates were much lower, which correlates with a lower incidence of type 2 diabetes. Lifestyle and dietary habits were different, with less consumption of processed foods and sugars. Limited Diagnostic Tools: Diagnostic capabilities were not as advanced; blood glucose monitoring and other diagnostic tools were not as widespread or precise as they are now. Therefore, cases might have been underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed. Shorter Life Expectancy: People generally had a shorter lifespan, and thus, the chronic nature of diabetes might not have be...