Diabetes has become a global proliferating chronic disease reaching epidemic proportions. The World Health Organization reports that over 170 million people have diabetes worldwide and this figure is projected to more than double by 2030. More than 20 million people have diabetes in the United States and the estimated cost of diabetes is $132 billion. Twenty one percent of American adults over the age 60 have diabetes and 41 million Americans have pre-diabetes.
In 2004, 7.8% of Ohioans were diagnosed with diabetes and 9.1% for Cuyahoga County residents. According to the Greater Cleveland Diabetes Association 1 in 14 people in Northeast Ohio has diabetes. One in three children born in 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime unless current diets and exercise regimens are modified. The majority of type 2 diabetes is associated with physical inactivity, older age and obesity.
African American Diabetes Facts
- If you are African American or minority, you are at risk of developing diabetes.
- Every 1 in 9 Northeast Ohio African Americans are at risk for developing diabetes.
- African American adults are 1.6 times more likely than non-minorities to be diagnosed with diabetes.
- African Americans over the age 65 are at higher risk of lower limb loss due to diabetes.
- In 2003, diabetic African Americans were 1.8 times as likely as diabetic non-minorities to be hospitalized.
- In 2003, diabetic African Americans were 2.1 times as likely as diabetic non-minorities to receive treatment for end stage diseases related to diabetes.
Huron Hospital has an excellent reputation for treating diabetic patients.
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The graph below reports projected growth of diabetic volume in the next three years.
