Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Half of Americans have diabetes or a high risk for it — and many of them are unaware - LA Times

Half of Americans have diabetes or a high risk for it — and many of them are unaware - LA Times
"Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and … diabetes.
That’s right. 
The metabolic condition is about as American as you can get, according to a new national report card on diabetes released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The report shows that nearly half of Americans have diabetes or prediabetes, which puts them at high risk for the condition. 
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A good number of these folks haven’t been diagnosed and don’t even realize their predicament.
People with diabetes have too much sugar in their blood. 
If the disease isn’t controlled, they can wind up with heart disease, nerve damage, kidney problems, eye damage and other serious health problems.
The new report combines data from the CDC, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Indian Health Service and the Census Bureau. 
Here’s a numerical look at what they reveal about diabetes in America.
  • 30.3 million-The number of people in the U.S. who had diabetes in 2015.
  • 9.4%-The percentage of the U.S. population that has diabetes. That’s nearly 1 in 10
  • 84.1 million-The number of U.S. adults who have prediabetes, a condition characterized by elevated blood sugar that puts people at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. That works out to 34% of American adults with prediabetes..."

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