Type 2 Diabetes & Diabetes Statistics
About 90 percent of diabetics have Type 2 diabetes. The body resists the insulin the pancreas produces in these diabetics, and usually is discovered in adults after the age of 45. It's possible for younger patients to have Type 2 diabetes, and some patients diagnosed will need to use insulin daily. Weight loss, exercise, change of diet, and oral medications are used to control Type 2 diabetes. We'll discuss this later in this report.
The number of people with diabetes has risen from 108 million in 1980 to 522 million in 2018. The global prevalence of diabetes* among adults over 18 years of age has risen from 4.7% in 1980 to 8.5% in 2019. Diabetes prevalence has been rising more rapidly in middle- and low-income countries. Diabetes is an indirect cause of over 400,000 deaths each year and over a million new cases are reported each year. The numbers keep increasing, largely because of the increasing numbers of people who are obese or overweight. These same people generally do not get the proper amount of exercise. Approximately one-third of the people who have diabetes aren't even aware that they have the disease.
Type 2 Diabetes & Diabetes Statistics
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