A diabetes information sheet as page one of your diabetes journal will save you lots of time if an emergency comes up. This diabetes information sheet can also be a reference to compare you to others, and provides statistics that can help you see how your condition compares to the general population. The numbers and statistics on this Diabetes Reference sheet come from the Centers for Disease control in Atlanta, GA.(CDC)

 

General Diabetes Information Sheet Facts Regarding Those Affected*

 

  • 25.8 million people in the U.S., or 8.3% of the population is affected by diabetes
  • 18.8 million are diagnosed, and 7 million are estimated to be undiagnosed
  • 26.9% of those over 65 years old had diabetes in 2010
  • Approximately 215,000 people under age 20 had diabetes (type 1 or type 2) in 2010
  • 1.9 million people over age 20 were diagnosed for the first time with diabetes in 2010
  • 13 million, or 11.8% of men over age 20 have diabetes
  • 12.6 million, or 10.8% of women over age 20 have diabetes
  • 15.7 million, or 10.2% of non-Hispanic whites over age 20 have diabetes
  • 4.9 million, or 18.7% of non-Hispanic blacks over age 20 have diabetes

 

The above numbers include both diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes. Information sheet showing statistics for actual diagnosed diabetes is shown below. Information is again from the CD in Atlanta and is current as of 2010.

 

New Cases of Diagnosed Diabetes Information Sheet

 

Newly diagnosed with diabetes in 2010 by Age Group:

  • Age 20 thru 44 – 465,000
  • Age 45 thru 64 – 1,052,000
  • Age 65 and older – 390,000
  • Under age 20 – 15,600 with type 2, and 3600 with type 1
  • Under age 10, 20.1 per 100,000 youth are newly diagnosed annually
  • Non-Hispanic white youth have the highest rate of new diagnosis’s (24.8 per 100,000 under age 10 and 22.6 per 100,000 aged 10 – 19 years)
  • Among non-Hispanic white youth aged 10–19 years, the rate of new diabetes cases was higher for type 1 than for type 2 diabetes. For Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian youth aged 10–19 years, the rates are opposite, with the rate of new cases greater for type 2 than for type 1 diabetes.
  • Among non-Hispanic black and Hispanic youth between age 10–19 years, the rates of new cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes were statistically even.

 

Diabetes Information Sheet Pertaining to Rates of Diabetics being treated with Insulin

 

According to a survey conducted between 2007 and 2009 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the following represents the percentages of adults receiving insulin treatment, oral medication, or both.

  • 58%, the largest percentage of diagnosed diabetics, use oral medication only to treat their diabetes
  • 12% of diagnosed diabetics use insulin only to treat their diabetes
  • 14% of diagnosed diabetics use both oral medication and insulin
  • 16% of diagnosed diabetics take no medication at all to control their diabetes

 

Complications of Diabetes in the United States

 

There are separate diabetes information sheets published by the CDC, the Department of health & Human Services, and the American Diabetes Association that give detailed breakdowns of each of these complications by age, ethnicity, and diabetes type. If you have diabetes, information sheet breakdowns can be obtained from these and other organizations. But below are listed the top eight complications of diabetes in the United States, where diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death:

  • Heart disease and stroke
  • Hypertension
  • Blindness and other eye problems
  • Kidney disease
  • Nervous system disease
  • Amputations
  • Dental disease
  • Complications during pregnancy

 

Overall, people with diabetes have double the risk of death compared to people of similar age without diabetes.