7 Facts Diabetes
Overall numbers. prevalence: in 2018, 34. 2 million americans, or 10. 5% of the population, had diabetes.. nearly 1. 6 million americans have type 1 diabetes, including about 187,000 children and adolescents; undiagnosed: of 7 facts diabetes the 34. 2 million adults with diabetes, 26. 8 million were diagnosed, and 7. 3 million were undiagnosed. ; prevalence in seniors: the percentage of americans age 65 and older. Likely to have diabetes than non-hispanic whites 12. 5% of hispanic/latino adults in the united states have diagnosed diabetes 11. 7% of non-hispanic black adults in the united states have diagnosed diabetes among hispanic adults, the age-adjusted rate of diagnosed diabetes was 6. 5% for cubans, 8. 3% 12. 4% for puerto 14. 4% for mexican americans. Facts about diabetes what is diabetes? when you have diabetes, your body doesn't make enough insulin. or it can't use the insulin it makes. insulin is a hormone. it helps sugar enter the cells to be used as energy. without...