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10 Things You Should Know About Diabetes

1.)    Control your blood sugar – People with Type 2 Diabetes help control blood sugar levels by following a treatment plan as prescribed by their doctors.

2.)  Diabetes is a disease in which the body is unable to produce or unable to properly use and store glucose (a form of sugar).

2.)    At least 171 million people worldwide have diabetes (23.6 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes), this figure is likely to double by the year 2030.

3.)    Diabetes can be a life threatening condition.  Recent calculations report that 3 million people worldwide have died due to the disease.

4.)    1.6 million new cases of diabetes are diagnosed in people 20 years and older each year!

5.)    12.0 million men and 11.5 million women aged 20 and older have diabetes.

6.)    Diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death listed on U.S. death certificates in 2006.

7.)    In 2003-2004, 75% of adults with self reported diabetes had blood pressure greater than or equal to 130/80mmHg.

8.)    Diabetes is the leading cause of new blindness among adults aged 24-74 years of age.

9.)    Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure.

10.) About 60-70% of people with diabetes have mild to severe forms of nervous system damage.

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