I just happened to run in to the latest findings of the American Diabetes Association and guess what, the read was numbing! Eight Percent of or 23.6 million population of the United States is diabetic.
Not only this, some 70,000 people in US die due to Diabetes every year making it the 6th leading cause of deaths in America.
13.7% men and 11.9% women in the range of 30 years and above have diabetes! Some one-third of these folks have never even got a diagnosis of this disease.
South-Eastern states in US have the highest precedence of diabetes and Mississippi is infamous for 11.4 % of people with diabetes in the 30 to 59 age groups and 27.7 percent above 60 years infected with diabetes.
Amongst Colorado, Montana, Minnesota, and Vermont, it is Vermont that has lowest at 6.1 % for people 30 to 59 age range and 19.9% for people over sixty.
The worse part of this US Diabetes Factsheet is that 80% of people get aware of this dreaded killer only when they report serious complications like:
- High Blood Pressure
- Blindness
- Heart Disease & Stroke
- Kidney Disease
- Nervous System Damage
- Dental Disease
- Pregnancy Complications
- Amputations
- Sexual Dysfunction
What’s the way out?
It’s simple- Get moderate exercise daily, practice 30 minutes of meditation regularly and eat food that’s cal-free and natural (fruits, vegs, salads, &…)
Tags: American Diabetes Association, US Diabetes Factsheet