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THE FACTS

  • Unpreventable, no known cure
  • Also known as "Juvenile Diabetes"
  • The pancreas no longer produces insulin due to an immune response. Insulin is what allows the body's cells to use the food we eat for energy
  • Without insulin, blood sugar levels rise leading to coma and death
  • If not treated, can result in heart disease, liver failure, kidney damage, and/or blindness
  • Most often diagnosed in childhood or teenage years

 

 

 

 

Type 2

  • Over 80% of Type 2 Diabetes cases are PREVENTABLE

  • Activity, weight, age, diet, and genetics are important risk factors

  • Type 2 Diabetes is the most common form of diabetes

  • The body does not respond to insulin properly, leading to elevated blood sugars

  • Is a leading cause of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and kidney failure

 

 

 

* 1 in every 3 Americans is either diabetic or pre-diabetic

 

*Insulin is NOT a cure

 

*The number of people with diabetes has nearly quadrupled since the 1980's

 

*There are three different types of diabetes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gestational Diabetes

  • Diabetes during pregnancy

  • Approximately 50% of women who have gestational diabetes later develop type 2

  • May lead to preeclampsia or early delivery of the baby

  • Often controllable by diet and exercise

 

 

 

 

Type 1

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