2007 Diabetes Facts

7th Leading cause of death in the U.S. for people aged 25 years and older

23.6 million people in US (8% of population) have diabetes

17.9 million diagnosed

5.7 million or 24% of people remain undiagnosed

1.6 million people aged 20 years or older are diagnosed each year

11.2% of men and 10.2% of women have diabetes

Recent information indicates diabetes down 30% since 2005 and 50% in last ten years

Diabetes is a Silent Killer
Many people first become aware that they have diabetes when they develop one of its life-threatening complications.

Blindness
Kidney Disease
Nerve Disease and Amputations
Heart Disease and Stroke
High Blood Pressure

References
http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-statistics/prevalence.jsp; 12/2006