What are some type 2 diabetes statistics?

What are some type 2 diabetes statistics? Type 2 diabetes is a very serious condition/disease that changes lives of many people yearly. This condition is very serious and affects at least 30 million people in the United States. 15million of these people are not even aware they have the disease. Type 2 diabetes is where the body’s organ known as the pancreas is not working effectively or at all. The pancreas is responsible for the manufacturing of a hormone called insulin. Insulin is used by the body to convert the sugar in the blood into…

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What are Type 1 Diabetes Statistics?

What is type 1 diabetes statistics? Diabetes is a disease that is taking over the world by storm. 25.8 million Adults and children (just in America) have diabetes. This is probably due to diabetics passing the defective gene on (because they live longer) and today’s sweet filled diets. Diabetes is a disease where the body’s organ called the pancreas stops or slows in the manufacturing of a vital hormone called insulin. Insulin works with the body to transform the glucose (sugar) in the bloodstream into fuel that the cells can use. Without it the glucose…

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Do you Know the Type 2 Diabetes Statistics?

Do you know the type 2 diabetes statistics? Statistic show that diabetes and diabetes type 2 affect 25.8 million people in the United States only, making it one of the worlds (besides AIDs) biggest health concerns. 18 million are currently diagnosed while another 7 million are still yet to be diagnosed. It is also the seventh leading form of death for Americans. The vast amounts of diabetes is due to the high sugar amounts in today’s food and medical advances that keep the defective diabetes gene in the population. Some statistics about type 2 diabetes…

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