DIABETES STATISTICS

(source:  American Diabetes Association - www.diabetes.org)

• 15.7 million people in the US (6% of the population) have diabetes, one in three don't even know they have it
• About 2,200 people are diagnosed with diabetes every day
• Costs resulting from diabetes run $98 billion annually
• African Americans are 1.7 times more likely to have type 2 diabetes than the general population  (an estimated 2.3 million African Americans have diabetes)
• In 1999, per capita costs of health care for people with diabetes amounted to $10,071, versus $2,699 for people without diabetes
• Diabetes related hospitalizations totaled 13.9 million days in 1997
• In 1997, diabetes accounted for nearly 88 million disability days
• 10% to 21% of all people with diabetes develop kidney disease
• About 60% to 70% of people with diabetes have mild to severe forms of diabetic nerve damage (which can lead to lower limb amputations)

 
(source:  American Diabetes Association – www.diabetes.org)

• Did you know people with diabetes are two to four times more likely to have heart disease? 
• Did you know they are also two to four times more likely to have a stroke?
• Did you know genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles in the development of diabetes?
• Did you know women who have had gestational diabetes are at an increased risk for developing Type 2 diabetes later in life?
• Did you know people with Type 2 diabetes often times display no symptoms?
• Did you know the risk of developing Type 1 diabetes as a child is higher than virtually all other severe chronic childhood diseases?
• Did you know peak incidence of Type 1 diabetes occurs during puberty?
• Did you know the symptoms for Type 1 diabetes in children can mimic the flu?
• Did you know that men over the age of 50 with diabetes have impotence rates as high as 50-60%?
• Did you know people who say yes to one or more of the following are at a greater risk of developing Type 2 diabetes:

               Over 45
                    Overweight
                    Low HDL cholesterol levels
                    High triglyceride levels
                    Family history of diabetes