Facts About Diabetes

Diabetes is a serious condition.

• Adult diabetic patients are about two to four time more likely to die of heart disease compared to those who are non diabetic.
• About 67% have high blood pressure.

• Leading cause of kidney failure and blindness in adults is diabetes.
• Nerve problems -- such as impaired sensation in the feet or carpel tunnel syndrome -- affect 60% to 70% of patient with diabetes.
• More than 60% of lower-limb amputations that are not result of trauma are performed on people with diabetes.
• The average medical expenses of someone with diabetes are much higher than for someone without.

• Diabetic patients are at high risk of developing dental infections, foot infections and skin infections.