Information on Type 1 Diabetes
FactFinders
- Diabetes is the third leading cause of death in the United States, after heart disease and Cancer1
- "Juvenile diabetes" is an outdated term. Type 1 diabetes can strike at any age, from infancy to middle-age and beyond
- Diabetes affects over 10 million people in the United States and causes about 300,000 deaths each year
- An estimated 5 million adults have undetected Type 2 diabetes, and another 20 million have a glucose intolerance that could lead to the disease
- Complications due to diabetes are the third most frequent cause of death in the United States
- Damage to the retina from diabetes is the main cause of blindness in the United States
- Its prevalence increases with age, from about 0.2 percent in persons under 17 years of age to about 20 percent in persons aged 65 years and over and is greater in females
- Prevalence is inversely related to family income and varies markedly among ethnic groups, with occurrence about two times higher in non-Caucasians that in Caucasians
- An estimated 12 million people in the United States have the disease and don't even know it 1
- In 1997, 13.9 million days of hospital stay were attributable to diabetes, while 30.9 million physician office visits were diabetes related1
- In 1997, the cost of diabetes was an estimated 98 billion dollars1
1. http://www.medicinenet.com/diabetes_mellitus/article.htm
Additional Resources
Articles
Faustman's Strategy to Regrow Insulin Cells
Lactic Acid Is Not Musles' Foe, Its' Fuel
International Community Marks First Ever International Diabetes Day
My Ipod, My Cell, My Insulin Pump
Other Resources
Special Report: Diabetes in America Stress & Diabetes
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