Diabetes: The Numbers - Slide 19

Every 24 Hours

• 4,384 new cases of diabetes are diagnosed

• 195 non-traumatic lower limb amputations are performed

• 128 people begin treatment for end-stage renal disease

• 50 people develop blindness

• 839 people die of diabetes or diabetes is a contributing cause of death

Note:

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

Approximately,

• 4384 new cases of diabetes diagnosed;

• 839 people die from diabetes or diabetes is a contributing cause of death

• 195 people with diabetes will have an amputation

• 128 people with diabetes will begin treatment for end-stage renal disease

• 50 people with diabetes will go blind

Approximations were determined using information from the following reference:

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. National Diabetes Statistics, 2007.Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, 2008.