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Understanding Diabetes Fact Sheet |
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Understanding Diabetes Fact Sheet |
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- There are nearly 24 million people in the United States with diabetes A
- This number represents an increase of about three million over two years
- Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the country and can cause serious health issues including heart disease, blindness, kidney failure, and even amputation1B
- Type 1 diabetes develops when the body’s immune system destroys pancreatic beta cells, the only cells in the body that make the insulin that regulates blood glucose1C
- Type 2 diabetes develops when the body begins showing signs of insulin resistance, a disorder in which the cells do not use insulin properly1D.
- People with diabetes can treat the disease by controlling blood glucose, blood pressure, and blood lipids1E.
- People with type 1 diabetes must deliver insulin via injection or pump-therapy.
- Many people with type 2 diabetes can control their blood glucose levels with healthy meals, exercise and taking oral medications and/or insulin injections.
- Of the 24 million Americans with diabetes, 27 percent, or more than six million require insulin injections to manage their disease. 1F
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