Type 2 diabetes causes the body not to make enough insulin or the body’s cells do not respond normally to insulin. This is the most common type of diabetes. An estimated 95 percent of people with diabetes have type 2, the type that affects middle-aged and older people.
However, a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health revealed that the number of young people in the United States with type 2 diabetes is expected to skyrocket by nearly 700% by 2060 if current increases Continue.
Quoted by the NY Post, a new study in the American Diabetes Association medical journal says the likelihood of peaking at a young age with type 1 diabetes is 65 percent.
“This new research should serve as a wake-up call to all of us,” said Dr. Debra Houry, principal deputy director of the CDC.
“It’s very important to us to focus our efforts on making sure that all Americans, especially our young people, are at the best of their health.” Houry added.
More than 37 million people in the United States, or about 1 in 10 people, have incurable diabetes, making it the seventh leading cause of death in this country.
The researchers say this alarming growth rate could be fueled by a variety of factors, ranging from gestational or gestational diabetes in young women, to the prevalence of childhood obesity that is ingrained in US culture.
“This study’s surprising prediction of an increase in type 2 diabetes shows why it is so important to promote health equity and reduce the wide disparities that have been detrimental to public health,” said Christopher Holliday, director of the Translational Diabetes Division of the CDC.
The most common health complications of diabetes include heart disease, chronic kidney disease, nerve damage, and various other ailments related to feet, mouth, vision, hearing, and mental health.
Meanwhile the disease may progress more rapidly in young people than in adults, requiring earlier medical attention, the researchers note.
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