More than 10 percent of Iowa adults have been diagnosed with diabetes, and the rate is nearing 11 percent in Greater Des Moines, according to results of a national survey released today by Gallup and Healthways. Iowa ranks 17th-lowest in prevalence of diabetes among the states, with a prevalence of 10.2 percent. Diabetes rates ranged from less than 8 percent in Utah, Rhode Island and Colorado to more than 16 percent in Alabama and West Virginia. Among the 190 metropolitan areas surveyed, Cedar Rapids had the fifth-lowest incidence rate in the nation (7.3 percent), while Greater Des Moines had the 63rd-lowest rate (10.7 percent). The analysis measured prevalence of the disease by asking individuals if they have ever in their lifetime been diagnosed with diabetes. A significant risk factor for diabetes is rising obesity rates. If current trends continue, about 1 in 3 Americans will develop type 2 diabetes in their lifetime. Read an article about Healthiest State Iowa’s efforts to lower diabetes and other chronic disease rates at BusinessRecord.com.