Stop Diabetes

29 million people in the United States (9.3 percent) have diabetes, and of those 29 million approximately 7.25 million are unaware that they are diabetic (www.cdc.gov). Diabetes describes a group of metabolic diseases in which the person has high blood glucose because insulin production is inadequate, or because the body 's cells do not respond properly to insulin, or both. Diabetes can be divided into two groups: Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is also referred to as juvenile diabetes and is usually found in children and young adults. Only 5% of people with diabetes have this form of the disease. Type 1 diabetes restricts the body from producing insulin, a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. Type 1 diabetes can be managed by using insulin therapy and other treatments to help those infected maintain insulin to convert sugars, starches and foods into energy(www.diabetes.org). Type 2 diabetes is the most common, people with Type 2 diabetes have insulin resistance meaning the body does not use insulin properly. At first, the pancreas makes a surplus insulin to compensate for the lack on insulin in your body. However, over time your pancreas is not able to keep up and can not make enough insulin to keep your blood glucose at normal levels(www.diabetes.org). Complications of diabetes in the long term include potential heart disease, stroke, and kidney damage.

Diabetes is a disease that causes the human body to not create or not use insulin effectively. The body needs insulin to take the energy or sugars and turn it into energy. The human body needs energy to survive. Diabetes can be broken into three main categories. Type 1 diabetes is where the body makes no insulin at all. Type 2 diabetes is where the body does not produce enough insulin or it does not use it correctly. Gestational diabetes is more of a type 2 diabetes for pregnant women, which usually returns to normal after birth (Ruder 7-8).

In the United States and in many other countries around the world more children are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. In the past, children who were diagnosed with diabetes were diagnosed with type 1. Type 1 diabetes affects many children in which they are unable to produce insulin. However, as times have changed children are now being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes which is a chronic illness that usually affects adults. Type 2 diabetes develops when the person is not able to produce enough insulin, and if insulin is being produce it is not effective. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 90% to 95% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes are type 2 (2012). About 215,000 children in the United States are

Diabetes. It is said that 8.1 million people with diabetes do not even know that they have this disease (The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 2016). Type 2 diabetes, formerly called adult-onset diabetes, is the most common type of diabetes. About 95 percent of people with diabetes have type 2. People can develop type 2 diabetes at any age, even during childhood. However, this type of diabetes develops most often in middle-aged and older people. People who are overweight and inactive are also more likely to develop type 2 diabetes (Am I at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes? Taking Steps to Lower Your Risk of Getting Diabetes, 2012).

This is a preventable disease and affect nearly 29.1 million people in United States and about 8 million are undiagnosed. In 2012, 1.7 million new cases where diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Some people who are at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes are men more than women, excessive weight, family history, non-active, and poor diet individuals. It is said that 1 in 7 children will develop type 2 diabetes in the future if one of their parents have the disease. When discussing ethnic groups type 2 diabetes is more common in Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanics and Asian Americans. Native American adults are found to be at the highest risk of all ethnic groups to be diagnosed. 9.3% of adults of 20 have been diagnosed with types 2 diabetes and 25 percent of adults 65 and older have types 2 diabetes (Type 2 Diabetes Statistics and Facts,

The main factor of not being able to consume more fruits regularly is the cost, availability, and the quality of the products. The rates of obesity and overweight individuals has increased and become more common amidst Native Americans. Along with overweight and obesity issues among Native Americans, is a high prevalence of eating disorders among adolescent Native Americans. A major concern that often coincides or results from obesity is type 2 Diabetes. Part of the cause for higher rates of type 2 Diabetes is the overconsumption of non indigenous proteins such as beef and chicken along with consuming less native foods. Native Americans are two to four times more likely to develop type 2 Diabetes than the general United States population and Alaskan natives and American Indians have the highest rates of type 2 Diabetes than any other ethnic or racial group in the United States. As a result of the high prevalence of obesity and type 2 Diabetes among Native Americans, death rates are three times as high for the Native American population. The ending issue that results from type 2 Diabetes and obesity, is cardiovascular

Diabetes mellitus is a medical condition that either develops because of a virus or develops over time as a result to poor diet and exercise. If left uncontrolled it may lead to serious complications such as stroke, vision loss, amputation, or even death. Type II Diabetes is a preventable disease that usually occurs when a patient has been a pre-diabetic for some time. Most people with Type 2 are overweight or obese which can lead to insulin resistance. “In the United States, 25.6 million or 11.3% of adults aged 20 years and older had diabetes in 2010. Non-Hispanic Blacks had the highest prevalence at 12.6% compared with non- Hispanic Whites at 7.1%” (Gaskin, D. J. et all, 2014). With the rising cost of healthcare there are millions of Americans

Diabetes is common and long-term. In the U.S., more than 29 million people suffer from this disease. Of these cases, 90-95% suffer from type 2 diabetes that usually occurs after age 40. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), one in four or 8 million people don’t know they have diabetes. In its early stages, type 2 diabetes symptoms develop slowly. Patients are unaware they have serious health problems.

Diabetes is a lifelong disorder in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar by converting sugar, starches, and other foods into engery necessary for daily life. The problem may be caused by too little insulin or the body 's resisitance to using the insulin that is secreted by the pancreas, a small organ that lies behind the lower part of the stomach (Laberge, 2011). As a result, glucose in the blood cannot be absorbed or used by the cells of the body. There are two major types of diabetes mellitus, type 1 and type 2.

Diabetes is defined as a disease that an individual’s body ability to either produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired. The most common form of diabetes is type 2 diabetes. Type 2 is also known as “adult onset” but younger individuals could still be at risk for developing the disease because of the increase in obesity in childhood. When one does have type 2 diabetes, it means that ones’ body does not use insulin properly or the body does not produce enough insulin to maintain a normal glucose level. Researchers have yet to discover why this happens.

Type 2 diabetes is a very well known disease throughout the US. There are about 27 million people in the US with the disease and 86 million others have prediabetes which means their blood glucose is not right but also not high enough to be diabetes yet. 208,000 people under the age of twenty have been diagnosed with either Type 1 or 2 Diabetes.

African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans and Pacific Islander Americans are at highest risk to develop type 2 diabetes mellitus. Also population with lower

According to CDC.gov, in the year 2014 there were 29.1 million living with diabetes, 11.2 million were older adults. 5% of adults with diabetes have type 1. Type 1 diabetes occurs when beta cells in the pancreas is destroyed. When this happens the hormone that lowers blood glucose levels is destroyed. Those living with type 1 diabetes use inject insulin into their body, or use a pump. Type 2 diabetes accounts for about 95% of diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is an insulin resistance disease that causes the muscles, liver, and fat tissues not to use insulin in the way that it should. Type 2 diabetes is more common among older adults, and for those who have a family history of diabetes. The people most at risk for type 2 diabetes are: African Americans, Latinos, and Hispanics. The symptoms of diabetes are: the constant urge to go to the restroom, always feeling hungry,

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is higher than type 1, it accounts for about 40-80% (Holt, 2004). Type 2 diabetics have a higher chance of receiving diabetes from their mothers being carriers, or having the disorder. For type 2, some environmental factors are very important for getting diabetes. The most important factors are obesity and not being physically active (Holt, 2004). The countries that are more obese will have a higher rate of occurrence than those with lower obesity rates. Also, countries that are more active, will have a lower occurrence. It is said that exercising about twenty minutes a week reduces your chances of getting type 2 diabetes by 46% (Holt, 2004).

     According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, about 17 million Americans have diabetes and every year about 1 million more age 20 or older are diagnosed with the disorder. People who are overweight, do not exercise, and are 30 years or older are more likely to get the disease (especially type 2 diabetes). People who are also of African American, Latino/Hispanic, Native American, Alaskan