Diabetes is a common disease, but these facts about it aren't commonly known. Slideshare and information brought to you by Raleigh Medical Group, located in Raleigh, NC. www.raleighmedicalgroup.com

1. FOUR
SURPRISING FACTS
ABOUT DIABETES
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2. IT STARTS SILENTLY...
...and symptoms are often easy to overlook.
1/3 of all adults
have diabetes and don’t even realize it.
This places them at risk for
STROKE, KIDNEY FAILURE,
AND EVEN LIMB AMPUTATION

3. 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...

4. 1.
IT ISN’T JUST
PREVALENT IN
AMERICA

5. 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.

6. 2.
DEATH FROM
DIABETES ISN’T
LIMITED TO
IMPOVERISHED
COUNTRIES

7. Total deaths from diabetes are projected
to rise by more than
80%
in the next ten years in upper- and
middle-income countries.

8. 3.
TYPE 2 IS
PREVALENT

9. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form
of diabetes - accounting for
80%of all cases worldwide.

10. 4.
NUMBERS ARE
SPIKING

11. 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.

12. THE GOOD NEWS IS
if 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.

13. THANK
YOU
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