Around the world, 1.5 million people die of diabetes each year according to figures from the World Health Organization. In the United States, diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death and 12.8% of U.S. Latinos suffer from it. "Diabetes is an ancient disease that is taking a growing toll on the modern world. In 1980, 108 million adults were living with diabetes. By 2014, that number had risen to 422 million—8.5 percent of adults—reflecting a global increase in risk factors such as being overweight or obese. Even though we have the tools to prevent and treat it, diabetes now causes some 1.5 million deaths a year. High blood glucose causes an additional 2.2 million deaths," said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in commemoration of World Health Day. On its first Global Health ...
New plans were revealed on expanding Medicare to cover programs to prevent diabetes recently. Aimed at preventing diabetes among the millions at high risk for the disease, the new plans would pay for certain “lifestyle change programs.” There are more than 50 million Latinos currently living in the United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, by 2050, one in three people living in the United States will be of Latino origin. Diabetes is an urgent health concern for the Latino community. The rates of diabetes among Latinos are almost double those of whites. The programs that would be paid for by Medicare would feature trained counselors “coaching” participants on healthier eating habits and increasing physical activity as ways to prevent Type 2 diabetes. These types of ...
The National Alliance for Hispanic Health conducted a survey to explore challenges and opportunities for diabetic Latino and found that although diabetes rates are higher among Latinos than whites (12.8% vs 7.6% whites), 25% of Latinos with diabetes responded "no" or "don't know" when asked if their doctor or other health care provider had told them what type of diabetes they have, which is almost twice as high as for non-Latino whites. Only 12% of Latinos regularly see a healthcare provider to manage their diabetes. As far as key disease management practices, only 30% of Latinos identified being physically active and only 6% identified maintaining a healthy weight. "The survey showed us that there are specific areas within diabetes education and awareness that need to be ...
Many Latinos are at a high risk of suffering from type 2 diabetes. Nearly 17% of all Latinos living in the United States dealt with diabetes. The prevalence also rises dramatically with age as more than 50% of Latino women and more than 44% of Latino men will deal with diabetes by the time they reach 70 years of age. Recently, a program by the YMCA was conducted in which participants at risk of developing diabetes lost nearly 5% of their overall body weight. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) gave the YMCA nearly $12 million in 2011 to launch the program and it has proved successful enough to expand. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell called the program “a milestone for prevention and America’s health.” The program included ...
Obesity and Type 2 diabetes are major public health concerns that disproportionately affect many Latino youths in America. Prediabetes has emerged as major health concern for Latinos. Few diabetes prevention programs exist that focus on such a high-risk population. To address these concerns, the National institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a team of researchers, clinicians, and community advocates a $3.1 million grant. The grant, titled “Preventing Diabetes in Latino Youth,” will be awarded over 5 years and will test the efficacy of “a culturally-grounded lifestyle intervention program for reducing diabetes risks in obese Latino adolescents with prediabetes.” “Diabetes is an ...
A new bilingual ad campaign targets 86 million Americans with prediabetes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about 90% of people with prediabetes don’t know they have it and aren’t aware of the long-term risks to their health, including type 2 diabetes, heart attack, and stroke. Among Latinos, more than 16% have type 2 diabetes, compared to only 10.2% of non-Latino whites, according to the American Diabetes Association. Medical experts suggest that if current trends continue, 15-30% of Americans with prediabetes will develop diabetes within five years. But, with plenty of exercise, weight loss and diet change prediabetes can be reversed.
The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)
The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) is one great way to get on track ...
Latinos are almost twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes than non-Latino whites, and researchers want to know exactly why. According to a recent article, rising rates of diabetes are occuring in the Latino youth population. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention predicts if these trends go unchecked one out of every two Latino children born in the year 2000 will have diabetes. Dr. Esteban Gonzalez Burchard, an associate professor at UC San Francisco, studies why certain ethinc populations are affected by certain diseases, and specifically why some Mexican Americans may be linked to something called the "founder effect." Buchard studies genetic factors that may have been passed on through generations but ultimately thinks that the strongest predictor of health ...
Gestational diabetes, high blood sugar levels during pregnancy, afflicts about 5-9% of pregnant women nationwide and drastically increases a woman’s risk for type 2 diabetes later in life; however, breastfeeding may reduce this risk. According to a recent study conducted by a team led by Dr. Erica P. Gunderson at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, "researchers estimated that women who exclusively breastfed or mostly breastfed were about half as likely to develop type 2 diabetes as those who didn’t breastfeed." High blood sugar levels can cause a variety of health problems, including heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness, and amputation. In addition to reducing risk of diabetes for the mother, breastfeeding is also associated with reduced obesity rates for ...
Nuevos casos de diabetes continúan en descenso en los EE.UU, después de décadas de ir en aumento. Entre los latinos y afro-americanos el descenso no es muy significativo, reporta Univisión noticias. Datos del centro para la prevención y control de enfermedades (CDC) muestran una caída de nuevos casos del 20% entre 2008 y 2014. El año pasado 1.4 millones fueron diagnosticados a comparación de 1.7 millones en 2008. Sin embargo según la CDC entre los latinos y afro Americanos continúan siendo mas vulnerables. En la comunidad latina el numero de nuevos casos de diabetes no ha cambiado drásticamente. Expertos advierten que la batalla contra la diabetes no ha terminado. Alrededor de 29 millones de personal viven con diabetes y 86 millones están en riesgo de ...
