As I suspected, a lot of those spots in the mid-west/west are locations of Native American reservations, where diabetes, among other diseases, tend to run rampant.
This link goes to a map with reservations marked, if you'd care to have a look yourself:
As I suspected, a lot of those spots in the mid-west/west are locations of Native American reservations, where diabetes, among other diseases, tend to run rampant.
This link goes to a map with reservations marked, if you'd care to have a look yourself:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Bia-map-indian-reservations-usa.png/800px-Bia-map-indian-reservations-usa.png