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“We found that Baby Boomers are more likely to have doctor-diagnosed diabetes, high cholesterol, heart problems, and a variety of other chronic health conditions compared to previous generations ...
The combination of four generations – such as this baby, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother – has been called a club sandwich after the multi-layered sandwich style. The term sandwich generation was introduced to the social work and the gerontology communities, respectively, by Dorothy Miller and Elaine Brody in 1981.
The rate of congenital malformations is similar in Type 1 and 2 mothers because of increased adiposity and the age of women with type 2 diabetes. [3] Genetic predisposition and different environmental factors both play a significant role in the development of diabetic embryopathy.
Pre-gestational diabetes can be classified as Type 1 or Type 2 depending on the physiological mechanism. Type 1 diabetes mellitus is an autoimmune disorder leading to destruction of insulin-producing cell in the pancreas; type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with obesity and results from a combination of insulin resistance and insufficient insulin production.
From oldest to youngest they're the Baby Boomers, Gen X'ers, and Millennials, aged respectively 57 to 75, 42 to 56, and 22 to 41. Millennials are the largest group (87 million), followed by ...
Baby boomers were hit the hardest by inflation in 2023, driven by rising healthcare costs. Healthcare costs outpaced overall inflation, and they make up a larger share of boomers' budgets.
Diabetes was the eighth leading cause of death in the United States in 2020. People with diabetes are twice as likely to develop heart disease or stroke as people without diabetes. There are three types of diabetes: Type 1, Type 2, and gestational (diabetes while pregnant). Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90%-95% of all cases. [1]
Baby boomers. One major issue for baby boomers is lifespan. They're living longer than their parents or grandparents did, so they need to save up for more years of retirement. Many baby boomers ...