Diabetes Care Improved Over Last Decade

Far fewer Americans with diabetes are ending up in emergency rooms or developing kidney failure ? a sign that diabetes care has improved dramatically over the last decade, the government reported 6/11/2005.

Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. The cause of diabetes continues to be a mystery, although both genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles

From 1994 to 2002, the rate of diabetes-related hospitalizations fell from 55 to 36 per 1,000 diabetics. Similarly, the rate of diabetes patients with kidney failure dropped from 327 to 229 per 100,000 population between 1996 and 2002.

About 130,000 diabetics underwent dialysis or kidney transplant in 2000. The new research suggests that many more have avoided those drastic measures by controlling their blood sugar.

### diabetes.org

Symptoms include:

• Frequent urination
• Excessive thirst
• Extreme hunger
• Unusual weight loss
• Increased fatigue
• Irritability
• Blurry vision

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