TheFutureofDiagnosedDiabetes

Docertainraceshaveahighertype1diabetesrate?

Howwillthisaffectthefuturegenerations?

Dependingontheraceoftheperson,anyonecanbeaffectedbytype1diabetes.Duringmy
research,Ifoundthatthewhiteraceismorelikelytobeaffectedbydiabetes.In1997,thenumber
ofpeoplediagnosedwithdiabetesthatarewhitewas1224andwithin14yearsithasrisento2113.
Thatisa58%increase.Ifthenumberskeeprisinglikethiseveryyear,soontheworldwillbe
affectedandthefuturegenerationswillsuffermajor.

KeyFindings:
SomethingthatIfoundtobeshockingwhenresearchingdiabeteswasthatpeople
fromtheagesof4564aremorelikelytobediagnosedwithdiabetes.IwassurprisedbecauseType
1diabetesiscommonlyfoundduringchildhoodbuttheycanbediagnosedwithLADA.LADA
standsfor
atentautoimmunediabetesinadultsalsoknownas,Type1.5Diabetes.Itscommonly
foundinadultswhentheyaretoldtobediagnosedwithtype1diabetes.Ithadalsosurprisedme
whenwhitepeoplearethemostcommonforgettingdiabetesandleftmewondering:Whydontthe
moreindigentcountrieshaveahigherdiabetesrate?

TotalNumberofRacesDiagnosedwithDiabetes
byyearandage.

Mexican/Ameri
Hispanic
can

Puerto
Rican

Cubans

Year

White

Black

Asian

1997

1224

295

227

257

133

34

69

1998

1331

333

225

273

167

29

71

1999

1474

326

245

295

189

28

80

2000

1561

380

248

289

206

26

82

2001

1568

451

296

286

198

35

99

2002

1545

477

328

311

219

45

86

2003

1575

458

412

350

251

53

118

2004

1833

430

437

383

283

48

113

2005

2007

540

551

421

296

56

121

2006

2040

563

653

433

308

45

98

2007

1990

556

754

477

334

50

98

2008

2087

506

782

526

371

51

108

2009

2260

545

806

607

434

62

135

2010

2217

623

864

653

475

65

142

2011

2113

638

907

666

504

55

155

Limitations:
IdidnothaveanytroublefindingthenecessarythingsIneededformyresearch.
Recommendations:
Type1Diabetescantbepreventedbecauseitiswhen
the
immunesystem
attacksthe
pancreas
anddestroysthecellsthatmakeinsulin.Butdoingannualcheckupswithyour
doctorisalwayssafeandgreattostayinformedonyourbodyandhealth.

References:

http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics/prev/national/figbyage.htm
http://kff.org/other/stateindicator/adultswithdiabetesbyage/

http://jdrf.org/pressreleases/jdrfcommentsonnewdatafromthesearchfordiabetesinyouthstu
dyshowinga21percentincreaseintype1diabetesamongamericanyouth/

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseasesconditions/type1diabetesinchildren/basics/definition/con20
029197
http://www.diabeticcareservices.com/diabeteseducation/type1diabetes

http://www.diabetesforecast.org/2010/may/theotherdiabetesladaortype15.html

Author:
RebecaParra