Diabetes is an increasingly common disease that takes many lives each year. “In 2012, 29.1 million Americans, or 9.3% of the population, had diabetes.” (Statistics…) 29.1 MILLION Americans had this terrible disease in 2012. That is a lot. But, you may be wondering, what exactly is diabetes? Diabetes is a chronic, deadly disease which is quickly spreading across the United States, and it is a large problem in our country and community.
Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death in the United States. “Diabetes remains the 7th leading cause of death in the United States in 2010, with 69,071 death certificates listing it as the underlying cause of death, and a total of 234,051 death certificates listing diabetes as an underlying or contributing
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Locally and nationally, Almost 10% of the population has this condition. 1 in every 10 adults could have it. Type 2 diabetes is more common because it is caused by the sugary foods we eat. Most diabetes patients die to other conditions such as cardiovascular diseases, kidney failures, strokes etc., but all of these are complications as a result of diabetes. Indiana’s diabetes rates are higher than average because people in Indiana do not exercise; almost ⅔ of diabetes patients do not get enough. Nationally, the seventh leading cause of death is diabetes. U.S. medical bills for diabetes patients are (on average) 2.3x higher. This means people can not easily treat their condition. In conclusion, diabetes is so common because people are lazy and do not do enough to prevent it. There could be solutions to this problem. One solution could be to mass produce a lot of posters encouraging people to watch their diet and exercise by stating the physical, mental, and financial dangers of diabetes. This could save a few people from the disease, but we know not everyone listens to what they see or hear. Concluding
According to the report from the center for disease and prevention (CDC) in 2011, nearly 26million Americans are suffering from Diabetes.3 Furthermore, CDC reported in 2014 that there are chances of 40% American adults developing diabetes in their lifetime and half of the ethnic minorities will be affected. It is worthwhile to note that obesity was reported as the reason for the tremendous increase.4
Diabetes mellitus is a group of diseases characterized by high blood glucose.and the disease accounts for 3.1% of total deaths in the U.S.
Diabetes affects over 180 million people in the US and is projected that by 2025 this figure will increase to 300 million.
Diabetes is the most rapidly growing incurable, chronic disease worldwide, which slowly but surely can kill those suffering from it. In Australia alone, the approximate effected population is expanding to over 1.7 million people and an estimated 3.3 million by 2031, with around 100 000 newly
When you think of diseases, you think of tragic illnesses you can not help. Type 2 diabetes, however, has different circumstances; you inflict this disease upon yourself through lack of proper diet and the results are shocking. You might want to think twice about the health effects that pack of doughnuts has to offer than just all the calories. The effects of being unhealthy go deeper down than just how you look.
The purpose of the paper was looking at the quality of life of diabetic patients. Type two diabetics that have a support system compared to those that don’t have a support system have an improved quality of life after being diagnosed. The level of evidence of this study was a cross sectional study. Researching the article was done by going to the Clarkson College website, then going to the student life tab and choosing library. Clicking on the “C” on the article database and clicking on the CINAHL Complete link. Typed in diabetes mellitus in the first box, then where it has the first and changed selection to not, then in the second box typed out systematic review. Then scrolled down to where
Diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death in the United States in 2010 (CDC, 2014). Furthermore, diabetes may be underreported as a cause of death. Studies have reported that only about 35-40% of who diagnosed with diabetes had diabetes listed on their death certificate and about 10-15% had it listed as an underlying cause of death
Diabetes is a major medical problem in the US. In the year 2015, it was reported that 86 million Americans are diagnosed with prediabetes (ADA, 2016). Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States (CDC, 2016). Research has
Today “more than 29 million Americans are living with diabetes” (cdc.gov) this means that about 9 percent of the population in the United States is currently living with diabetes. There are two different subcategories of diabetes, type 1 diabetes which is mostly common in young children and adolescents and type 2 diabetes also known as adult onset diabetes, which is mostly found in adults, however is on the rise in children. “Type 2 diabetes accounts for about 90% to 95% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes, and type 1 diabetes accounts for about 5%.” (Santos-Longhurst, Adrian. "Type 2 Diabetes Statistics”.)
According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), 8.3 percent of the populations in the United States of America (USA) have diabetes. Diabetes is itemized as the primary cause of 231,404 deaths1.
In 2012, 29.1 million Americans, or 9.3% of the population, had diabetes, this is a huge jump from the 28 million found in 2010 (Report, 2014) With such prevalence is it important to understand what diabetes are, risk factors, and how to treat it in order to prevent further complications.
Diabetes is a lifelong disease that can affect both children and adults. This disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. It claims about 178,000 lives each year. Type one diabetes, also known as insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, usually occurs in people less than thirty years of age, but it also may appear at any age. Diabetes is a very serious disease with many life threatening consequences, but if it is taken care of properly, diabetics can live a normal life.
Dunning (1998) suggests diabetes is viewed as a serious chronic condition, but most sufferers feel like theyre unlikely to develop any complications. Lo and MacLean (2001) suggests that this was due to individuals accepting diagnoses but failing to accept that this diagnosis is real and actually applies to them. Koch et al (1999) strengthens this point as it suggests that some individuals are happy to be diagnosed with diabetes, as its not something more “serious”. Adriaanse et al (2002) reports that an insignificant amount of people are concerned about diabetes, and many dont feel like its
According to the American Diabetes Association, 4,658 americans are diagnosed with diabetes every day. This makes diabetes a more common disease than even cancer. However, with good food choices and healthy decision making, your risk of diabetes can be lowered. With government aid, this can become even easier to accomplish.
Diabetes is a disease that is one of the most leading causes that affects blindness, kidney disease and leg or foot amputations (Rosdahl, 2012). In the U.S 29.1 million people have been diagnosed with diabetes and 8.1 million people with diabetes who are undiagnosed (American Diabetes Association, 2015). There are 3 types of diabetes all in which lead to an increase in blood sugar.