Health Travel Guides on American Diabetes Month
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Are you one of the 7 million who don't know they are pre-diabetic? Diabetes afflicts 8% of the population, and is the leading cause of adult blindness, amputation and kidney failure. Dr. Oz supports weight loss surgery as an obesity solution that leads to Type 2 diabetes resolution.
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- 2. STOPPING DIABETES STARTS NOW www.HealthTravelGuides.com
- 8. Recent estimates project that as many as 1 in 3 American adults will have diabetes in 2050 unless we take steps to Stop Diabetes. THE SCOPE OF DIABETES www.HealthTravelGuides.com
- 9. *Map and Data provided by the Centers for Disease Control THE SCOPE OF DIABETES County-level Estimates of Diagnosed Diabetes for Adults aged ≥ 20 years: United States 2008 From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: National Diabetes Surveillance System. AGE-ADJUSTED PERCENTAGE: www.HealthTravelGuides.com
- 10. DIABETES IS COSTLY $ Diagnosed diabetes costs the USA $174 billion each year (an increase of 32% since 2002). $ Including gestational diabetes, prediabetes and undiagnosed diabetes, the total diabetes-related costs in the U.S. could exceed $218 billion. $ 1 out of every 10 health care dollars is attributed to direct diabetes care $ 1 out of every 5 health care dollars is spent caring for someone with diabetes www.HealthTravelGuides.com
- 16. PREVENTING COMPLICATIONS By managing the ABC s of diabetes, people with diabetes can reduce their risk of complications. A stands for A1C (a measure of average blood glucose) B stands for Blood pressure C stands for Cholesterol www.HealthTravelGuides.com