Treatment:
While insulin injections or infusion allow a person with Juvenile Diabetes to stay alive, they do not cure the disease, nor do they necessarily prevent the possibility of the disease’s serious effects, which may include: kidney failure, blindness, nerve damage, heart attack, stroke, and pregnancy complications.
Some Statistics:
- 1.25 Million Americans are living with Juvenile Diabetes including about 200,000 youth (less than 20 years old) and over a million adults (20 years old and older)
- 40,000 people are diagnosed each year in the U.S.
- 5 million people in the U.S. are expected to have Juvenile Diabetes by 2050, including nearly 600,000 youth
- Between 2001 and 2009 there was a 21% increase in the prevalence of Juvenile Diabetes in people under age 20
- $14 Billion Juvenile Diabetes-associated annual healthcare costs in the U.S.
- Less than one-third of people with Juvenile Diabetes in the U.S. are achieving target blood glucose control levels
- Juvenile Diabetes is associated with an estimated loss of life-expectancy of up to 13 years
We are here to help!
If you are living with Juvenile Diabetes or have a loved one with the disease, it's important to work together to manage diabetes to stay healthy and prevent complications. Managing Juvenile Diabetes is not easy, but support from family members can make it much easier. Below are resources for making healthy lifestyle choices that not only help people with diabetes manage the disease, but also help keep the whole family healthy!
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