How's that working for you, America?
According to the CDC, we have a very big problem on our hands. Diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases in America. I believe 90% of the cases are preventable, so before you get offended at my ignorance, first a few facts from the CDC.
Among U.S. residents aged 65 years and older, 10.9 million, or 26.9%,
had diabetes in 2010.
• About 215,000 people younger than 20 years had diabetes (type 1 or
type 2) in the United States in 2010.
• About 1.9 million people aged 20 years or older were newly
diagnosed with diabetes in 2010 in the United States.
• In 2005–2008, based on fasting glucose or hemoglobin A1c levels,
35% of U.S. adults aged 20 years or older had prediabetes (50% of
adults aged 65 years or older). Applying this percentage to the entire
U.S. population in 2010 yields an estimated 79 million American
adults aged 20 years or older with prediabetes.
• Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, nontraumatic lowerlimb amputations, and new cases of blindness among adults in the
United States.
• Diabetes is a major cause of heart disease and stroke.
• Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States.
THE GLOBAL BURDEN
366 million people have diabetes in 2011; by 2030 this will have risen to 552 million
The number of people with type 2 diabetes is increasing in every country
80% of people with diabetes live in low- and middle-income countries
The greatest number of people with diabetes are between 40 to 59 years of age
183 million people (50%) with diabetes are undiagnosed
Diabetes caused 4.6 million deaths in 2011
Diabetes caused at least USD 465 billion dollars in healthcare expenditures in 2011; 11% of total healthcare expenditures in adults (20-79 years)
78,000 children develop type 1 diabetes every year
Among U.S. residents aged 65 years and older, 10.9 million, or 26.9%,
had diabetes in 2010.
• About 215,000 people younger than 20 years had diabetes (type 1 or
type 2) in the United States in 2010.
• About 1.9 million people aged 20 years or older were newly
diagnosed with diabetes in 2010 in the United States.
• In 2005–2008, based on fasting glucose or hemoglobin A1c levels,
35% of U.S. adults aged 20 years or older had prediabetes (50% of
adults aged 65 years or older). Applying this percentage to the entire
U.S. population in 2010 yields an estimated 79 million American
adults aged 20 years or older with prediabetes.
• Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, nontraumatic lowerlimb amputations, and new cases of blindness among adults in the
United States.
• Diabetes is a major cause of heart disease and stroke.
• Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States.
THE GLOBAL BURDEN
366 million people have diabetes in 2011; by 2030 this will have risen to 552 million
The number of people with type 2 diabetes is increasing in every country
80% of people with diabetes live in low- and middle-income countries
The greatest number of people with diabetes are between 40 to 59 years of age
183 million people (50%) with diabetes are undiagnosed
Diabetes caused 4.6 million deaths in 2011
Diabetes caused at least USD 465 billion dollars in healthcare expenditures in 2011; 11% of total healthcare expenditures in adults (20-79 years)
78,000 children develop type 1 diabetes every year
What is the prevalence of diabetes by type?
Type 1 (previously called insulin-dependent or juvenile-onset) diabetes accounts for approximately 5 percent of all diagnosed cases of diabetes in adults.
Type 2 (previously called non-insulin-dependent or adult-onset) diabetes accounts for 90 to 95 percent of all diagnosed cases of diabetes in adults. Type 2 diabetes is increasingly being diagnosed in children and adolescents.
90-95 percent of all diagnosed cases are type 2, which are preventable. So let's take a look at the main causes of diabetes. according to the CDC website: (emphasis mine) "Type 2 diabetes was previously called non–insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) or adult-onset diabetes. In adults, type 2 diabetes accounts for about 90% to 95% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes. It usually begins as insulin resistance, a
disorder in which the cells do not use insulin properly. As the need for insulin rises, the pancreas gradually loses its ability to
produce it. Type 2 diabetes is associated with older age, obesity, family history of diabetes, history of gestational diabetes,
impaired glucose metabolism, physical inactivity, and race/ethnicity. African Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, American
Indians, and some Asian Americans and Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders are at particularly high risk for type 2
diabetes and its complications. Type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents, although still rare, is being diagnosed more
frequently among American Indians, African Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, and Asians/Pacific Islanders."
Prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes
"The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), a large prevention study of people at high risk for diabetes, showed that lifestyle
intervention to lose weight and increase physical activity reduced the development of type 2 diabetes by 58% during a 3-year
period. The reduction was even greater, 71%, among adults aged 60 years or older."
So the industry states that it is possible to reduce the development of diabetes through increase of physical activity. What if we reduced the load on the pancreas? Since your body only needs about 1 teaspoon of sugar (4.95 grams) to operate. What if we reduced the load from 300G per day? (about 2 cups or 2/3 of a pound. 300 grams of sugar is 60 times what we need.) Click the teaspoon link for the proof of how much blood glucose we need, I assumed you knew what a teaspoon was.
Steve Jobs was a fruitarian, he ate only fruits, his biography describes that he felt that was the purest form of diet one could eat to attain balance. His pancreas failed him (or he failed his pancreas) and he was diagnosed with cancer. He received a liver transplant and was told to start eating protein or die. He did, but it was too little, too late. If anyone knows me, I adore Steve Jobs and his contribution to the world. But this single belief was his undoing. As a side note, Ashton Kutcher ended up in the hospital when he adopted Steve Jobs diet for one month to get into character; it was pancreatitis.
I believe our pancreas is a vital organ that is designed to rescue us from dying from too much blood sugar. It works well to flush the bloodstream of destructive sugar and place it into fat cells. Diabetics deal with all kinds of maladies from bouts of high blood sugar. Why would we tax it every day eating the American diet?
Type 1 (previously called insulin-dependent or juvenile-onset) diabetes accounts for approximately 5 percent of all diagnosed cases of diabetes in adults.
Type 2 (previously called non-insulin-dependent or adult-onset) diabetes accounts for 90 to 95 percent of all diagnosed cases of diabetes in adults. Type 2 diabetes is increasingly being diagnosed in children and adolescents.
90-95 percent of all diagnosed cases are type 2, which are preventable. So let's take a look at the main causes of diabetes. according to the CDC website: (emphasis mine) "Type 2 diabetes was previously called non–insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) or adult-onset diabetes. In adults, type 2 diabetes accounts for about 90% to 95% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes. It usually begins as insulin resistance, a
disorder in which the cells do not use insulin properly. As the need for insulin rises, the pancreas gradually loses its ability to
produce it. Type 2 diabetes is associated with older age, obesity, family history of diabetes, history of gestational diabetes,
impaired glucose metabolism, physical inactivity, and race/ethnicity. African Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, American
Indians, and some Asian Americans and Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders are at particularly high risk for type 2
diabetes and its complications. Type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents, although still rare, is being diagnosed more
frequently among American Indians, African Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, and Asians/Pacific Islanders."
Prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes
"The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), a large prevention study of people at high risk for diabetes, showed that lifestyle
intervention to lose weight and increase physical activity reduced the development of type 2 diabetes by 58% during a 3-year
period. The reduction was even greater, 71%, among adults aged 60 years or older."
So the industry states that it is possible to reduce the development of diabetes through increase of physical activity. What if we reduced the load on the pancreas? Since your body only needs about 1 teaspoon of sugar (4.95 grams) to operate. What if we reduced the load from 300G per day? (about 2 cups or 2/3 of a pound. 300 grams of sugar is 60 times what we need.) Click the teaspoon link for the proof of how much blood glucose we need, I assumed you knew what a teaspoon was.
Steve Jobs was a fruitarian, he ate only fruits, his biography describes that he felt that was the purest form of diet one could eat to attain balance. His pancreas failed him (or he failed his pancreas) and he was diagnosed with cancer. He received a liver transplant and was told to start eating protein or die. He did, but it was too little, too late. If anyone knows me, I adore Steve Jobs and his contribution to the world. But this single belief was his undoing. As a side note, Ashton Kutcher ended up in the hospital when he adopted Steve Jobs diet for one month to get into character; it was pancreatitis.
I believe our pancreas is a vital organ that is designed to rescue us from dying from too much blood sugar. It works well to flush the bloodstream of destructive sugar and place it into fat cells. Diabetics deal with all kinds of maladies from bouts of high blood sugar. Why would we tax it every day eating the American diet?