Diabetes Symptom

What is diabetes?

* a disorder of metabolism–the way the body digests food for energy and growth

What are the main types of diabetes?

* type 1 diabetes

* type 2 diabetes

* gestational diabetes

What is the impact of diabetes?

* It affects 18.2 million people–6.3 percent of the population.

* It is a leading cause of death and disability.

* It costs $132 billion per year.

Who gets diabetes?

* people of any age

* those with a family history of diabetes

* most common in older people, overweight and sedentary people, African Americans, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, some Pacific Islander Americans, and Hispanic Americans