Diabetes -  Health Profile

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• An estimated 11.1 million have been diagnosed, unfortunately,
• 5.9 million people are not aware that they have the disease.
• Each day approximately 2,740 people are diagnosed with diabetes. About 1 million people will be diagnosed this year.
• Diabetes is the fifth-deadliest disease in the United States.
• Based on death certificate data, diabetes contributed to 209,664 deaths in 1999.
• Diabetes is a chronic disease that has no cure.

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• Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin, a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. The cause of diabetes is a mystery, although both genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles. There are two major types of diabetes:         
  • Type 1
    An autoimmune disease in which the body does not produce any insulin, most often occurring in children and young adults. People with type 1 diabetes must take daily insulin injections to stay alive. Type 1 diabetes accounts for 5-10 percent of diabetes. Risk factors for type 1 diabetes include autoimmune, genetic, and environmental factors.
     
  • Type 2
    A metabolic disorder resulting from the body's inability to make enough, or properly use, insulin. It is the most common form of the disease, accounting for 90-95 percent of diabetes. This form of the disease is associated with older age, obesity, family history of diabetes, prior history of gestational diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance, physical inactivity, and race/ethnicity. Type 2 diabetes is nearing epidemic proportions, due to an increased number of older Americans and a greater prevalence of obesity and sedentary lifestyles, and it is increasingly being diagnosed in children and adolescents. Often people with Type 2 Diabetes have no symptoms