Diabetes

Diabetes Defined
by National Institute on Aging
If you have diabetes, your body cannot make or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that helps control the sugar, or glucose, in your blood. Glucose is the main source of fuel for your body.

Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms and Health Risks
by Health Canada
Type 2 diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases in Canada with more than 60,000 new cases yearly. Nine out of ten people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes. The good news is that type 2 diabetes can be prevented or postponed by making healthy

Preventing Type 2 Diabetes: Small Steps Yield Big Rewards
by National Institute of Health
Prediabetes causes no symptoms, but it is still a serious condition. Many people with prediabetes develop type 2 diabetes within the next 10 years. People with prediabetes also have a 50% higher risk of having a heart attack and stroke

Diabetes Widespread in Adults: One-Third Still Don't Know They Have It
by National Institute of Health
In a new analysis of national survey data, researchers found that the prevalence of diabetes in U.S. adults is continuing to rise. And despite efforts to raise awareness of the problem, about a third of adults with diabetes still don't know they have it.

Diabetes: Equal Opportunity Disease?: Confronting Diabetes in High-Risk Populations
by National Institute of Health
Some populations have higher rates of diabetes. African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders develop type 2 diabetes more often than white Americans. But obesity and physical inactivity may be greater risk