Facts About Diabetes
Diabetes affects 26 million people in the US and more than 366 million people worldwide.- Diabetes kills more people annually than breast cancer and AIDS combined
- Half of people with diabetes don't know they have it
- Seconds Count: Every 7 seconds someone dies from diabetes. Every 17 seconds someone is diagnosed. Every 20 seconds someone is amputated.
- By 2030, at least 550 million people will have diabetes- approximately 10% of the world's adult population.
- 60-70% of those with diabetes will develop peripheral neuropathy, or lose sensation in their feet.
- More than 90% of people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy are unaware they have it.
- Up to 25% of those with diabetes will develop a foot ulcer.
- "Every 20 seconds, somewhere in the world, a limb is lost as a consequence of diabetes
- The relative 5-year mortality rate after limb amputation is 68%. When compared with cancer – it is second only to lung cancer (86%). (Colorectal cancer 39%, Breast cancer 23%, Hodgkin's disease 18%, Prostate cancer 8%)
- For people on dialysis receiving an amputation, 2 year mortality is 74%
- Podiatric medical care in people with history of diabetic foot ulcer can reduce high level amputation from between 65% and 80%
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