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1. |
There are currently over 190
million people with diabetes
worldwide |
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This figure is projected to
rise to 330 million by 2025,
largely due to population
growth, ageing,
urbanization, unhealthy
eating habits and a
sedentary lifestyle.z |
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By 2025, the number of
people with diabetes is
expected to: |
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More than double in Africa,
the eastern Mediterranean
and Middle East, and South
East Asia. |
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Rise by nearly 20% in
Europe, 50% in North
America, 85% in South and
Central America And 75% in
the western Pacific region.
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3. |
There are two basic forms
of diabetes: |
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Type 1 diabetes most
frequently affects children
and adolescents and accounts
for approximately 5 to 10%
of all diabetes. |
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Type 2 is by far the most
common from of diabetes and
occurs primarily in adults,
although it is now affecting
children and young adults to
a greater extern. It
accounts for approximately
90 to 95% of all diabetes.
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In 2003, the countries
with most people with
diabetes are: |
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India (35.5 million),
China(23.8 million), the
United States(16 million),
Russia (9.7 million) and
Japan (6.7 million) |
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Nauru (30.2%), United Arad
Emirates (20.1%), Kuwait
(12.8%) and Tango (12.4%)
are the countries with the
highest diabetes prevalence
in the adult population. |
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At least 50 % of all
people with diabetes are
unaware of their condition.
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In some countries this
figure may rise to 80%. |
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6. |
Everybody is at risk of
getting diabetes. |
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Family history, age, excess
weight, lack of exercise and
bad dietary habits all
contribute to the onset of
diabetes. |
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Being overweight
considerably increases the
risk of developing diabetes
(80% of people with type 2
diabetes are either
overweight or obese). |
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It left untreated,
diabetes can cause serious
long- term complications: |
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Kidney disease:
Diabetes is the leading
cause of kidney failure in
the developed world and
accounts for approximately
35% to 40% of new cases each
year. |
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Eye disease: Diabetes
is the leading cause of
blindness and visual
impairment in adults in
developed countries. The
incidence of blindness than
in the general population.
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Nerve disease: Nerve
damage combined with
peripheral vascular disease
make diabetes the most
common cause of amputation
that is not the result of an
accident. People with
diabetes are 15 to 40 times
more likely to require a
lower limb amputation
compared to the general
population. |
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Cardiovascular disease:
People with diabetes are two
to four times more likely to
develop cardiovascular
disease than people without
diabetes. People with type 2
diabetes have the same risk
of heart attack as people
without diabetes who have
already had a heart attack.
The risk of mortality for
cardiovascular disease is 40
times greater than in people
without Diabetes. |
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The early stages of
kidney disease (Nephropathy)
are common. |
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Over a lifetime about 50% of
people with Type 1 diabetes
develop microalbuminaria.
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Over a lifetime about 50%
of people with Type 1
diabetes develop
microalbuminaria.
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In Caucasian people with
type 2 diabetes, 5 10% reach
end-stage kidney disease (ESRD),
whilst in non-Caucasians the
proportion is higher. |
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Diabetic kidney disease is
the single commonest cause
of entry to renal
replacement programmes
(dialysis or
transplantation) in most
countries in the world.
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In Germany and the USA, over
40% of people with end stage
renal disease have diabetes
have diabetes. The number of
ESRD patients worldwide
requiring dialysis was
estimated to be 1,000,000n
in 2000, 260,000 of whom
reside in the U.S. This
population is estimated to
be growing at an annual rate
of 8%. |
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Up to 40% of new cases of
ESRD are attributed to
diabetes. |
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The risk ESRD is 12 times as
high in people with type 1
diabetes compared to type 2
diabetes. |
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There are two treatment
options when kidneys fail:
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Dialysis (hemodialysis and
peritoneal) and
transplantation. |
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In the United States, nearly
3000,000 people are on
Chronic Kidney. Imposing a
huge burden on health care
services. It isestimated
that diabetes accounts for
between 5% - 10% of the
nation's health budget.
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The costs of dialysis or
transplantation are high.
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Dialysis cost around US $
35,000n per person per year. |
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Kidney transplant costs
around US $ 15,000 for the
first year, and 6,000 per
year thereafter. |
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The devastating
complications of diabetes
are |
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Kidney failure from
diabetes happens so slowly
that you may not feel sick
at all many years.
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You will know you have
kidney problems only if your
doctor tests your urine fro
protein. Each year, make
sure that your doctor tests
your urine to see if your
kidneys are leaking albumin |
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Tight blood sugar control
reduces the risk of
microalbuminaria by one
third. |
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There is conclusive evidence
that good control of blood
glucose levels can
substantially reduce the
risk of developing
complications and slow their
progression in all types of
diabetes. |
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The management of high blood
pressure and raised blood
lipids (fats) is equally
important. |
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An estimated 25% of the
world's nations: |
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Have not made any specific
provision for diabetes care
in national health plans
although the human and
economic costs of diabetes
could be significantly
reduced by investing in
prevention, particularly
early detection to avoid the
onset of diabetes
complications. |
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