Lesson One: Why study type 2 diabetes?

Today we will… Learn about different types of diabetes See the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the U.S. Ask our own questions about type 2 diabetes

Lesson One: Why study type 2 diabetes?

Color Percentage

white No data

cream <4.5

yellow 4.5-5.9

gold 6.0-7.4

orange 7.5-8.9

red > 9.0

The following PowerPoint shows the percentage of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes in the US between 1994 and 2009. This table shows the color key for percentages you see in the next sides.

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes

<4.5%Missing data4.5 - 5.9% 6.0 - 7.4%7.5 - 8.9% ≥9.0%

CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics

1994

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes

<4.5%Missing data4.5 - 5.9% 6.0 - 7.4%7.5 - 8.9% ≥9.0%

CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics

1995

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes

<4.5%Missing data4.5 - 5.9% 6.0 - 7.4%7.5 - 8.9% ≥9.0%

CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics

1996

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes

<4.5%Missing data4.5 - 5.9% 6.0 - 7.4%7.5 - 8.9% ≥9.0%

CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics

1997

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes

<4.5%Missing data4.5 - 5.9% 6.0 - 7.4%7.5 - 8.9% ≥9.0%

CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics

1998

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes

<4.5%Missing data4.5 - 5.9% 6.0 - 7.4%7.5 - 8.9% ≥9.0%

CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics

1999

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes

<4.5%Missing data4.5 - 5.9% 6.0 - 7.4%7.5 - 8.9% ≥9.0%

CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics

2000

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes

<4.5%Missing data4.5 - 5.9% 6.0 - 7.4%7.5 - 8.9% ≥9.0%

CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics

2001

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes

<4.5%Missing data4.5 - 5.9% 6.0 - 7.4%7.5 - 8.9% ≥9.0%

CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics

2002

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes

<4.5%Missing data4.5 - 5.9% 6.0 - 7.4%7.5 - 8.9% ≥9.0%

CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics

2003

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes

<4.5%Missing data4.5 - 5.9% 6.0 - 7.4%7.5 - 8.9% ≥9.0%

CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics

2004

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes

<4.5%Missing data4.5 - 5.9% 6.0 - 7.4%7.5 - 8.9% ≥9.0%

CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics

2005

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes

<4.5%Missing data4.5 - 5.9% 6.0 - 7.4%7.5 - 8.9% ≥9.0%

CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics

2006

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes

<4.5%Missing data4.5 - 5.9% 6.0 - 7.4%7.5 - 8.9% ≥9.0%

CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics

2007

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes

<4.5%Missing data4.5 - 5.9% 6.0 - 7.4%7.5 - 8.9% ≥9.0%

CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics

2008

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes

<4.5%Missing data4.5 - 5.9% 6.0 - 7.4%7.5 - 8.9% ≥9.0%

CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/statistics

2009

The Driving Question

The Driving Question

What is it?What causes it?

How does it affect the

body?

The Driving Question

Is this a problem?

Why is it growing?

What can slow it?

The Driving Question

Can it be cured?

Can it be prevented?

Are there medicines and

treatments?

The Driving Question

How does my environment

matter?Is the valley different from other places?

http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/atlas/countydata/atlas.html

County-level Estimates of Diagnosed Diabetes among Adults aged ≥ 20 years: United States 2009

Age-adjusted percent0 - 6.3

6.4 - 7.5

7.6 - 8.8

8.9 - 10.5

> 10.6

Types of DiabetesIncidence and Prevention

Data from the CDC

GEM Diabetes Curriculum

GEM Diabetes Curriculum