Diabetes and Hypertension

Complications of Diabetes in the United States Heart Disease and Stroke In 2004, heart disease was noted on 68 percent of diabetes-related death certificates among people ages 65 years or older. In 2004, stroke was noted on 16 percent of diabetes-related death certificates among people ages 65 years or older. Adults with diabetes have heart disease death rates about 2 to 4 times higher than adults without diabetes. The risk for stroke is 2 to 4 times higher among people with diabetes. Hypertension In 2005–2008, of adults ages 20 years or older with self-reported diabetes, 67 percent had blood pressure greater than or equal to 140/90 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) or used prescription medications for hypertension. Blindness and Eye Problems Diabetes is the leading cause of new cases of blindness among adults ages 20–74 years. In 2005–2008, 4.2 million—28.5 percent—people with diabetes ages 40 years or older had diabetic retinopathy, and of these, 655,000—4.4 perce

Diagnosed and Undiagnosed Diabetes Group Number or percentage who have diabetes Ages 20 years or older 25.6 million, or 11.3 percent, of all people in this age group Ages 65 years or older 10.9 million, or 26.9 percent, of all people in this age group Men 13.0 million, or 11.8 percent, of all men ages 20 years or older Women 12.6 million, or 10.8 percent, of all women ages 20 years or older Non-Hispanic whites 15.7 million, or 10.2 percent, of all non-Hispanic whites ages 20 years or older Non-Hispanic blacks 4.9 million, or 18.7 percent, of all non-Hispanic blacks ages 20 years or older This blog is brought  to you  by   http://successgain.us   and   http://successgain.info