On Tuesday, December 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report, which showed that new diabetes cases in the United States have been falling, but that isn’t necessarily an indication that the epidemic is over.

After so many years of unparalleled rise, the numbers have finally shown promise and Americans seem to be headed for improved diabetes prognoses.

The federal agency issued a report showing that the rate of new cases has gone down from 1.7 million in 2009 to 1.4 million in 2014. This finding is supposedly the first maintained fall since 1990, when the endocrine disorder began to break out in the US.

Thoughgradual falls in yearly rates have been observed, these changes were not enough to bring about huge differences statistically. The 2014 data released lately does so.

Edward Gregg, a diabetes researcher from the CDC said that after seeing a rise for so many years, the fall has come as a big surprise.

The most notable fall in diabetes numbers has been observed in men, young people, white people, middle-aged adults and the ones whoreceived education beyond high school. Slight rate declines have been seen in elderly and minorities also.

The precise reason behind the decline in cases has not been clearly identified so far. Experts are assuming that programs that emphasize on preventive measures like regular exercise and decreased intake of sugary food and drinks could play an important role.

Gregg said, “This is what's supposed to happen when you put a lot of effort into prevention over the years”.