Incidence of diabetes mellitus:
About 17 million people in the U.S. have type II diabetes. Half those people are unaware
that they have the condition.
Diabetes contributes to the deaths of more than 190,000 Americans per year. Diabetes
often leads to blindness, heart and blood vessel disease, strokes, kidney failure,
amputations, and nerve damage.
Uncontrolled diabetes can complicate pregnancy and put a mother at risk for having a baby
with birth defects. In 1997, diabetes cost the United States $98 billion, including $54
billion in indirect costs (such as disability payments and lost work time) and $44 billion in
direct medical costs.
Obesity raises the risk for diabetes by as much as 93%, and an inactive lifestyle can raise it
by as much as 25%.
About 17 million people in the U.S. have type II diabetes. Half those people are unaware
that they have the condition.
Diabetes contributes to the deaths of more than 190,000 Americans per year. Diabetes
often leads to blindness, heart and blood vessel disease, strokes, kidney failure,
amputations, and nerve damage.
Uncontrolled diabetes can complicate pregnancy and put a mother at risk for having a baby
with birth defects. In 1997, diabetes cost the United States $98 billion, including $54
billion in indirect costs (such as disability payments and lost work time) and $44 billion in
direct medical costs.
Obesity raises the risk for diabetes by as much as 93%, and an inactive lifestyle can raise it
by as much as 25%.
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Diabetes Mellitus
