- Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90 to 95 percent of cases of diabetes, in which blood sugar (glucose) levels are too high, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The good news is that type 2 diabetes can be prevented, even among people who have already been diagnosed with prediabetes, a condition where the blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not yet in the diabetic range.
- The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), a study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), found that prediabetic participants who made lifestyle changes were 58 percent less likely to develop the disease after three years.
- The goal of the Blessing Community Health Center Diabetes Prevention Program is to educate community on how to prevent diabetes.
Diabetes crisis grips San Bernardino County – Report on the San Bernardino Sun in Feb. 6th 2017
with alarming statistics mentioned:
- San Bernardino County’s diabetes-related death rate (32.4 per 100,000 population) is more than 50 percent higher than the state average
- 70 percent of all patients who enter Loma Linda University Medical Center are diabetic.
- About 45 percent of all adults in the county have pre-diabetes or undiagnosed diabetes. Up to 30 percent of those with pre-diabetes will develop Type 2 diabetes within five years.
- In the U.S., annual medical spending for people with diabetes is almost twice that for people without the disease.
Resources:
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse | NCCIH
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes
American Diabetes Association
https://www.diabetes.org/resources
Resources for People living with Diabetes
https://www.diabeteseducator.org/living-with-diabetes/Tools-and-Resources
CDC – National Diabetes Education Program
https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/ndep/index.html
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