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Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, non-traumatic lower-limb amputations, and blindness in adults. Approximately 37.3 million adults currently have diabetes, of which 8.5 million remain undiagnosed. [1] Diabetes cost the United States approximately $327 billion in direct medical costs and lost productivity in 2017. [1] [2]
Nearly 98 million U.S. adults had prediabetes as of 2021, according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA). ... Engaging in at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week is one ...
The prevalence of prediabetes worldwide is expected to increase. In 2021 720 million people worldwide had prediabetes, and this is estimated to increase to 1 billion people by 2045. [7] Other sources estimate that the worldwide prevalence of prediabetes will increase to 11% by 2045. [7] In the United States, 38% of all adults have prediabetes. [7]
As of 2012 another 57 million people were estimated to have prediabetes. [34] [35] There were approximately 12.1 million diabetes-related emergency department (ED) visits in 2010 for adults aged 18 years or older (515 per 10,000 U.S. population), accounting for 9.4 percent of all ED visits. [36]
The number of people living with diabetes worldwide has quadrupled in the past two decades, with 830 million people diagnosed as of 2022. ... type 2 diabetes," the ADA states. Experts recommend ...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 11.6% of the U.S. population has type 2 diabetes and an additional 38% of U.S. adults have pre-diabetes. Together, that’s half the ...
Countless Americans have pre-diabetes or diabetes and, like Blue was, are oblivious. More than 80% of those who have prediabetes aren’t aware of it, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
[4] [5] [6] The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends maintaining a healthy weight, getting at least 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 hours of exercise per week (several brisk sustained walks appear sufficient), having a modest fat intake (around 30% of energy supply should come from fat), [7] and eating sufficient fiber (e.g., from whole grains).