American Diabetes Association - Oregon

Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin, a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. The cause of diabetes is a mystery, although both genetics and environmental factors appear to play roles.

• Type 1. An autoimmune disease in which the body does not produce any insulin, most often occurring in children and young adults. People with type 1 diabetes must take daily insulin injections to stay alive.

• Type 2. A metabolic disorder resulting from the body’s inability to make enough or properly use insulin. This form of the disease is associated with older age, obesity, family history of diabetes, prior history of gestational diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance, physical inactivity and race/ethnicity.

• Gestational diabetes. Immediately after pregnancy, 5-10% of women with gestational diabetes are found to have type 2 diabetes. Women who have had gestational diabetes have a 35-60% chance of developing diabetes in the next 10-20 years.
  

Diabetes Statistics

• 29.1 million: The estimated number of children and adults in the United States who have diabetes; Over 400,000 in Oregon.
• 86 million: The estimated number of Americans who have prediabetes; Over 1 million in Oregon.
• 1.7 million: The number of new cases of diabetes diagnosed in people aged 20 years or older in 2010.
• 13.4 million: The number of women in the United States who have diabetes.
• 12.8%: The percent of Hispanic/Latino Americans who have diabetes.
• 13.2%: The percent of African Americans who have diabetes.
• 69,071: The number of annual deaths due to diabetes in the United States according to death certificate reports from 2010 for a total of 234,051 deaths in which diabetes is a primary or contributing factor.
• If current trends continue, one in three American adults will have diabetes by 2050.
• Every 19 seconds one person is diagnosed with diabetes.
• Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, non-traumatic lower-limb amputation, and new cases of blindness among adults in the United States.
• Diabetes is a major cause of heart disease and stroke.
• Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death by disease in the United States.

Cost of Diabetes

• The American Diabetes Association estimates that the total national cost of diagnosed diabetes in the United States is $245 billion, $4 billion in Oregon.

o   Direct medical costs reach $176 billion, and the average medical expenditure among people with diabetes is 2.3 times higher than those without the disease.

o   Indirect costs amount to $69 billion (disability, work loss, premature mortality).

• One out of every ten health care dollars is spent on diabetes. One out of every five health care dollars is spent on a person living with diabetes.
  

American Diabetes Association

• The American Diabetes Association is leading the fight to stop diabetes and its deadly consequences of diabetes and fighting for those affected by diabetes.
  

• The Association funds research to prevent, cure and manage diabetes; delivers services to hundreds of communities; provides objective and credible information; and gives voice to those denied their rights because of diabetes.

• Founded in 1940, our mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.

• Over the years, the American Diabetes Association has invested more than $500 million in diabetes research and provided funding for more than 4,000 research projects.

• For more information please call the American Diabetes Association at 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383) or visit www.diabetes.org. Information from both these sources is available in English and Spanish.

Links:

• Oregon/SW Washington American Diabetes Association Website