By Sysy Morales September 28th, 2018 | DiabetesDaily.com
HealthDay News has reported on a September 19th CDC National Center for Health Statistics data brief indicating that 1 in 7 Americans now has diabetes. The CDC states that 14% of adults in the U.S. have diabetes, and of that 14%, 4% are undiagnosed.
Mark Eberhardt, an epidemiologist at the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics told HealthDay, “Diabetes remains a chronic health problem in this country, affecting some 30 million people,” which he added is related to an aging population and the ongoing obesity epidemic in the U.S.
Eberhardt stressed widespread testing for diabetes because according to the data, so many people don’t know they have it.
Who Has Diabetes?
Recent figures say that type 2 diabetes accounts for 91% of diabetes cases and tends to be associated with excess weight. Those who are overweight or obese are more often diagnosed with diabetes. The research report shows that 21% of obese adults have diabetes while 12% of overweight adults have diabetes and only 6% of underweight or normal-weight adults have the condition.
This is a reminder that one doesn’t have to be overweight to develop type 2 diabetes, another reason that testing for diabetes can be beneficial.
HealthDay also reports that “nearly 16% of men have diabetes and about 12% of women. Moreover, the odds of developing diabetes, both diagnosed and undiagnosed, increases with age.”
Also, “diabetes is more common among Hispanics (20%) and blacks (18%) than whites (12%),” writes HealthDay.
What Can Be Done?
“Sometimes prevention is the best treatment,” says Eberhardt.
HealthDay talked to Dr. Joel Zonszein, the director of the Clinical Diabetes Center at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City, who agrees with Eberhardt: “Zonszein agreed that preventing diabetes should be the goal, but because diabetes is largely a matter of lifestyle, it will take major changes in the American culture to accomplish that goal.”
The article goes on with Zonszein suggesting that major change is necessary to get people to change their behavior and that perhaps taxes should be involved to dissuade consumers from less positive dietary choices.
The doctors emphasized lifestyle modifications as the ticket to better health.
Want to effectively manage your Diabetes at home? Click here
HealthDay News has reported on a September 19th CDC National Center for Health Statistics data brief indicating that 1 in 7 Americans now has diabetes. The CDC states that 14% of adults in the U.S. have diabetes, and of that 14%, 4% are undiagnosed.
Mark Eberhardt, an epidemiologist at the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics told HealthDay, “Diabetes remains a chronic health problem in this country, affecting some 30 million people,” which he added is related to an aging population and the ongoing obesity epidemic in the U.S.
Eberhardt stressed widespread testing for diabetes because according to the data, so many people don’t know they have it.
Who Has Diabetes?
Recent figures say that type 2 diabetes accounts for 91% of diabetes cases and tends to be associated with excess weight. Those who are overweight or obese are more often diagnosed with diabetes. The research report shows that 21% of obese adults have diabetes while 12% of overweight adults have diabetes and only 6% of underweight or normal-weight adults have the condition.
This is a reminder that one doesn’t have to be overweight to develop type 2 diabetes, another reason that testing for diabetes can be beneficial.
HealthDay also reports that “nearly 16% of men have diabetes and about 12% of women. Moreover, the odds of developing diabetes, both diagnosed and undiagnosed, increases with age.”
Also, “diabetes is more common among Hispanics (20%) and blacks (18%) than whites (12%),” writes HealthDay.
What Can Be Done?
“Sometimes prevention is the best treatment,” says Eberhardt.
HealthDay talked to Dr. Joel Zonszein, the director of the Clinical Diabetes Center at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City, who agrees with Eberhardt: “Zonszein agreed that preventing diabetes should be the goal, but because diabetes is largely a matter of lifestyle, it will take major changes in the American culture to accomplish that goal.”
The article goes on with Zonszein suggesting that major change is necessary to get people to change their behavior and that perhaps taxes should be involved to dissuade consumers from less positive dietary choices.
The doctors emphasized lifestyle modifications as the ticket to better health.
Want to effectively manage your Diabetes at home? Click here
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