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Type 2 diabetes is on the rise in the United States, especially among the elderly. According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, nearly half of those individuals fail to control their blood sugar levels.

The study was a comparison of data from the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES for short) from 1999 to 2004 and data from 1988 to 1994. They found that type 3 diabetes increased from 12.0 percent to 14.1 percent.

They did find that more elderly people are being treated for their diabetes. Also, diabetes control has been improved and the patients with high blood pressure and high cholesterol has declined. Although, only 55 percent of diabetic patients achieved blood sugar control during 1999 and 2004.

The researchers were able to show that blood sugar was easier to control in people without any other co-morbid illnesses.