| BOLD ENOUGH TO WEAR BLUE: Facts About Diabetes |
By The Numbers:
- 25.8 million children & adults in the US (8.3% of US population) have diabetes
- 18.8 million diagnosed
- 7 million undiagnosed
- 79 million prediabetes
- 1.9 million new cases
Under 20
- 215,000 have diabetes
- 1 in every 400 children & adolescents
20-64 years old
- 25.6 million (11.3%) have diabetes
65 and over
- 10.9 million (26.9%) have diabetes
Men
- 13 million (11.8%) aged 20 or older have diabetes
Women
- 12.6 million (10.8%) aged 20 or older have diabetes
Complications
- Heart Disease and Stroke
- High Blood Pressure
- Blindness
- Kidney Disease
- Nervous System Disease
- Amputation
Cost of Diabetes
- $174 billion of diagnosed
- $116 billion in direct medical costs
- $58 billion in indirect costs (disability, work loss, premature mortality)
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