NURSING 2MM3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Diabetes Mellitus Type 1, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Glucose Tolerance Test

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Currently in the united states an estimated 25. 8 million people, or 8. 3% of the population, have diabetes mellitus, and 79 million more people have prediabetes. Approximately 7 million people with diabetes mellitus have not been diagnosed and are unaware that they have the disease. Diabetes mellitus is the 7th leading cause of death in the usa, but it is likely to be underreported. The annual cost of diabetes exceeds billion, with billion in direct medical costs. Diabetes is the leading cause of adult blindness, end-stage kidney disease, and nontraumatic lower limb amputations. It is also a major contributing factor to heart disease and stroke adults with diabetes have heart disease death rates 2-4 times higher than adults without diabetes. It is estimated that 67% of adults with diabetes have hypertension. Current theories link the causes of diabetes, singly or in combination, to genetic, autoimmune, and environmental factors (e. g. , virus, obesity)

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