American Diabetes Association
Check out these Diabetic numbers!
- Numer of Americans living with Diabetes:
23.6 Million
-Emergency-room costs attributed to Diabetes every year:
$3.9 Billion
-Lower-limb amputations of Diabetics per year:
71,000
-Amount of blood Americans lose every year for blood-glucose testing:
1,600 Gallons
-Number of glucose-testing strips used per year in America:
6 Billion
*Good control of blood glucose Decreases Eye, Kidney, and Nerve Disease by:
25%
stats provided by Popular Science magazine
- Numer of Americans living with Diabetes:
23.6 Million
-Emergency-room costs attributed to Diabetes every year:
$3.9 Billion
-Lower-limb amputations of Diabetics per year:
71,000
-Amount of blood Americans lose every year for blood-glucose testing:
1,600 Gallons
-Number of glucose-testing strips used per year in America:
6 Billion
*Good control of blood glucose Decreases Eye, Kidney, and Nerve Disease by:
25%
stats provided by Popular Science magazine
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