Diabetes Statistics
By: Tania IvanovichTotal Views: 159, Word Count: 678,
Diabetes statistics represent the toll of sufferers of this disease who are prone to high risk of heart attack, stroke, obesity, neuropathy, retinopathy, sexual dysfunction and death if not controlled. The statistic and data of people afflicted with this fatal disease vary from community to community and individual DNA structure. The estimates on diabetes are authenticated data obtained from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Indian Health service, National Institute of Health, U.S Census Bureau, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and other official departments.
Prevalence of diabetes in U.S:
- Around 23.6 million or 7.8% of people in America are suffering from the disease of diabetes currently. Undiagnosed cases stand at 5.7 million.
- Among the younger generation, 23.5 million suffer from diabetes and diabetes afflicted diseases over the age of 20.
- In case of senior citizens, 12.2 million people bear the chances of diabetes.
- Among the non-Hispanic whites, the risk of diabetes has increased by 15%.
- O.2% of American young population under the age of 20 suffers from diabetes.
- In the year 2002 and 2003, 15,000 populations below the age of 20 bear the chances of suffering from hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia.
- The rate of type-1 diabetes in the children of non-Hispanic whites is higher than Hispanic whites.
World Record:
- Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of deaths globally.
- In the year 2004, 68% people died due to the fatal effect of type-1 and type-2 diabetes.
- During the year 2003-2004, 75% people with diabetes were reported with a blood pressure crossing the level of 130/80mg/dl
- The rate of chronic dialysis and kidney transplant increased by 20% with the rise in the consumption level of glucose and its substitutes
- Major birth rate defects were reported among pregnant women indifferent to the lethal effects of gestational diabetes during the first trimesters of pregnancy.
- 60 to 705 diabetics run the chances of suffering from mild to intense form of nervous disorders.
- Risk of suffering from diabetes in Canadians has taken a leap of five steps in past ten years
- Increase in the rate of diabetics in Canada has suggested the reduction in the rate of life expectancy, stress on individual and family, career and personal obstructions.
- 105 senior citizens of Canada over the age of 65 suffer from fatal diabetes in comparison with the young generation aged between 35 to 60 years.
The shooting and alarming rate of increase in the level and number of sufferers is being taken care with the natural, effective abut advanced techniques available at the hands of medical therapist and doctors. The cure and preventive methods range from chemically proven medicines to natural methods like exercise and diet control. The data can be obtained from a health book or the nearest health center.
About the Author
Tania Ivanovich is a doctor in a health organization in America fighting for the causes of diabetes in people which is harmful to the heart and bloodstream of the body. Her recent survey on the effects on diabetes included that the death toll due to diabetes which has subsequently increased from the year 1985 to 2005. Her books on the prevention of diabetes mention the utility of good diet and exercise in people. One of the recent books introduced in the market is: How To Play The Diabetes Game To Win!
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