Diabetes: The Numbers - Slide 18

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• New Cases - 4,100

• Deaths - 810

• Amputations - 230

• Kidney Failure - 120

• Blindness - 55

Note:

The following are rough approximations to help emphasize what diabetes prevalence numbers mean to people with diabetes each and every day.

Approximately,

• 4,100 new cases of diabetes diagnosed;

• 810 people die from the complications of diabetes;

• 230 people with diabetes will have an amputation;

• 120 people with diabetes will suffer from kidney failure; and

• 55 people with diabetes will go blind.

Reference

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. National Diabetes Statistics fact sheet: general information and national estimates on diabetes in the United States, 2005.Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, 2005.