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Facts About Diabetes
Did You Know...
Diabetes is a chronic disease that requires long-term medical attention.
Type 2 diabetes represents 90%-95% of all diabetes cases.
It is estimated that approxiamately 2.9 million deaths a year are caused by diabetes or diabetes related complications.
Two out of three people with diabetes will die from heart disease or stroke.
Those who survive are at greater risk of infections, heart disease, nontraumatic amputations, high blood pressure, nerve damage, kidney damage, or blindness.
It is estimated that as many as 40% of adults in the U.S. have prediabetes, and it is on the rise among adolescents.
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