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Why It's Important to Know About Diabetes
- 2. Why Is It Important To Know About Diabetes? Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose also called blood sugar is too high. Blood glucose is your main source of energy and it comes from the food we eat. Its is important for us to informed ourselves on what diabetes is and the importance of controlling our glucose levels. High Glucose levels can cause short-term problems like hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, or diabetic ketoacidosis and in the long run not controlling glucose it can caused major damaged to important organs, like the heart, kidneys, eyes and nerves. Diabetes is the 7th leading caused of health problems and death. Glucose is impacted not only by the food we intake but also the lifestyle you have. There is many ways to prevent diabetes not only to live a healthy life but also a happy life. In the fallowing slides I will talk about facts, statistics, types of diabetes and show some ways on how to control it and how to check yourself.
- 3. Types Of Diabetes Type 1 Diabetes Type 2 Diabetes Gestational Diabetes Pre-Diabetes
- 5. Diabetes Statistics (American Diabetes Association) Prevalence: In 2018, 34.2 million Americans, or 10.5% of the population, had diabetes. Nearly 1.6 million Americans have type 1 diabetes, including about 187,000 children and adolescents Undiagnosed: Of the 34.2 million adults with diabetes, 26.8 million were diagnosed, and 7.3 million were undiagnosed. Prevalence in seniors: The percentage of Americans age 65 and older remains high, at 26.8%, or 14.3 million seniors (diagnosed and undiagnosed). New cases: 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes every year. Prediabetes: In 2015, 88 million Americans age 18 and older had prediabetes.
- 6. Diabetes Facts One quarter of people who have diabetes are not aware that they have it. Type 1 diabetes accounts for only about 5% of all cases. Type 2 diabetes occurs most often in people over 45 and the symptoms can be so subtle that it goes undetected. Diabetes can damage the kidneys. Excess fluid and salt resulting from decreased kidney functioning can increase blood pressure too.
- 7. Diabetes Facts One early sign of Type 2 diabetes is improved vision for those who normally require correction. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in adults under age 65. People with diabetes are at a higher risk for amputations, especially of the lower limbs. Type 2 diabetes can be prevented. If you have prediabetes, changes in diet, activity level and weight loss can reverse the progress of the disease. People with diabetes can live long and complication-free lives when it is properly controlled.
- 9. Measure and Control Glucose
- 10. Conclusion There is no cure for diabetes, but most defiantly can be prevent it. Why wait till is to late and have health and maybe even organ problems. Eat healthy, exercise more and stress less. Healthy body and mind is a healthy person. Don’t carry this depressing and hard disease and don’t be another one in the million who suffer with disease. Check yourself and prevent it.
- 11. References American Diabetes Association https://www.diabetes.org/resources/statistics/statistics-about-diabetes https://www.diabetes.org/diabetes Global trends in diabetes complications: a review of current evidence. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00125-018-4711-2 Global Repot On DiabetesWorld Health Organization https://www.intercoastalmedical.com/category/diabetes/ Google Scholar Google Search