Diabetes: The Numbers - Slide 22

Pre-Diabetes

• At least 54 million U.S. adults age 20 and older have pre–diabetes—which raises their risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease

Note:

• At least 54 million U.S. adults age 20 and older have pre-diabetes, which independently raises the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. 

• It is important to note that progression to diabetes among people with pre-diabetes is not inevitable.

• The NIDDK-funded Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) clinical trial showed us that people who lost 5 to 7 percent of their body weight by making healthy food choices and being physically active 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week reduced the onset of type 2 diabetes by 58%. This powerful reduction in risk was found in all subgroups, including men and women, ethnic groups at high risk, women with a history of GDM, and people age 60 and older.

• In fact, participants over the age of 60—who as a group have a nearly 20 percent prevalence of diabetes—reduced their development of diabetes by 71%.

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.