Four Surprising Facts About Diabetes

FOURSURPRISING FACTSABOUT DIABETESbrought to you by:

IT STARTS SILENTLY......and symptoms are often easy to overlook.

1/3 of all adultshave diabetes and don’t even realize it.

This places them at risk for

STROKE, KIDNEY FAILURE,AND EVEN LIMB AMPUTATION

WHAT IS DIABETES?Diabetes occurs when the pancreas doesn’t produce insulin or the body isn’t able to use insulin effectively.

Insulin is necessary for producing glucose (sugar), which the body uses for energy. When glucose isn’t processed correctly, this sugar builds up in the bloodstream.

Consistently high blood sugar causes extensive complications.

While many may be aware that diabetics need insulin to control their blood sugar, there are some facts about the disease that are surprising...

1.IT ISN’T JUST PREVALENT IN AMERICA

While news headlines declare that Americans are as unhealthy as ever, type 2 diabetes is not just occurring in record numbers in the United States.

According to the World Health Organization, the prevalence of obesity and sedentary lifestyles have made type 2 diabetes a worldwide epidemic.

2.DEATH FROM DIABETES ISN’T LIMITED TO IMPOVERISHED COUNTRIES

Total deaths from diabetes are projected

to rise by more than

80%in the next ten years in upper- and

middle-income countries.

3.TYPE 2 IS PREVALENT

Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes - accounting for

80% of all cases worldwide.

4.NUMBERS ARE SPIKING

In the past 32 years, the number of Americans with diabetes quadrupled.

Roughly 1.7 million new cases of diabetes are diagnosed each year.

If the current trends continue, 1 out of every 3 adults will have diabetes by the year 2050.

THE GOOD NEWS ISif caught early enough, type 2 diabetes can be managed successfully. For this reason, a blood glucose test should be a part of everyone’s yearly physical.

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