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Points To Remember
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? - affects more than 16 million people
- is a leading cause of death and disability
- costs $98 billion per year
Who gets diabetes? - people of any age
- people with a family history of diabetes
- most common in older people, overweight and sedentary people, African Americans, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian and Pacific Islander Americans, and Hispanic Americans
Information from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
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