DIABETES
DID YOU KNOW
23,600,000
CALIFORNIA
ADULTS NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES IN 2007
DATA FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
CHILDREN & ADULTS HAVE DIABETES IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2007
THERE IS NO CURE
SYMPTOMS
FREQUENT URINATION
UNUSUAL THIRST
EXTREME HUNGER
UNUSUAL WEIGHT LOSS
EXTREME FATIGUE AND IRRITABILITY
FREQUENT INFECTIONS
BLURRED VISION
CUTS/ BRUISES THAT ARE SLOW TO HEAL
TINGLING/NUMBNESS IN THE HANDS/FEET
RECURRING SKIN, GUM, OR BLADDER INFECTIONS
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BLOOD SUGAR (MG/DL)
>126
80-100
PREVENTION
BALANCED DIET
LESS FAT
MORE FIBRE
LESS SUGAR
HIGH
NORMAL
COMPLICATIONS FROM DIABETES
NEUROPATHY (NERVE DISEASE)
RETINOPATHY (EYE DISEASE)
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS (VESSEL DISEASE)
NEPHROPATHY (KIDNEY DISEASE)
DIGESTIVE DISORDERS
ORAL COMPLICATIONS
INFECTIONS
KETOACIDOSIS
COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY
BLOOD SUGAR READINGS (MG/DL)
300
240
180
120
60
HIGH > 126
NORMAL
LOW < 70
* TYPICAL READINGS FOR A PERSON WITH DIABETES (READINGS TAKEN ON RANDON
DAYS)
TREATMENT
PATIENTS BEING TREATED FOR DIABETES IN CALIFORNIA 2007
INSULIN ONLY
13% INSULIN & ORAL MEDICATION
57% ORAL MEDICATION
16% NO MEDICATION
* IN COMBINATION WITH EXERCISE AND HEALTHY EATING HABBITS
57%
16%
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EXERCISE
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