National Diabetes Statistics (USA)

[Richard157]

Buddy's thread in "frightening statistics" inspired me to search for the following thread:

National Diabetes Statistics (http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/statistics/)

Indeed, the statistics are frightening. I found many very interesting and informative statistics on this site.

[Jan B]

I am very happy to say this information doesn't bother me at all. I have accepted all of this over the years, and do what I can to be one of the "lucky" ones (lucky meaning I help myself and my health cooperates!). If I don't turn out so lucky, so be it! There were times when this info hurt and I almost obsessed on it. No more! We all die, and God willing I'll live a lot more years and so will all you dear people reading this!

Don't be scared, just do what you can to help yourself!

[natayo]

Richard,

thanks for the link. I've found that website before on my own. What I take from the numbers is that D is spreading rapidly through the adult population and that the threat of life threatening complications is real and should be taken seriously.

But what I also take from the numbers is that controlling your 3 big numbers, bg, bp, and cholestoral, significantly reduce the risks. For example, it says CV risks are 2 to 4 times higher for a D. But the website also says that getting bp under control is worth x% risk reduction and controlled cholestoral is worth y% risk reduction.

So the big message is D is serious business, but getting control can be a life saver.

[notme]

The website is very informational and we should all pay attention. Bottom line is I was diagnosed type one in 1986. There really is nothing I can do to change it. It does make me want to be better about my care to avoid the complications, but that has always been my motive.

So far, because of diabetes I have high blood pressure, high cholesterol and minor neuropathy in my feet and hands. Hopefully, I can stop any more complications from happening.

[buddy7]

Well!! thank you Richard, I'm so please to see you've followed in my foot-steps, I'm quite a big fan of good statistics, I'll be given your link a good look-in over the week-end, being aware and making people aware are a good step forward, good health my friend.

B/7 ESSEX UK.

[Alice]

What I'd like to see is a study/findings on improved glucose numbers over the years.

I've also seen somewhere the fact that there are more "undiagnosed Type 2's" out there than "diagnosed"...but don't remember where I found that...

Of these numbers, how many are Type 1's that are medicated immediately and how many are Type 2's that have complications prior to diagnosis...this is the sort of stuff I don't see much info on.

Thanks

[mimianvy]

Thank you Richard for that link. It really is an eye opener.

Mimi

[buddy7]

Hey Richard!!!
It was nice of you to give my recent post, a plug, so I thought it necessary to share this link with you, may I digress for a moment, in my recent post to you, I wrote about awareness, this is a prime example, did this happen all at once, the poor chap living in a deprive area, didn't help.
Nothing can be more awful, than what this young family man is suffering, a US documentary being shown to the Brits, this coming week.

Tree man 'who grew roots' may be cured - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/12/wtree112.xml)

B/7 ESSEX UK.