781-790 of 1332419 781. (TX)-November 28, 1996 DIABETES POSES THREAT TO LIFE FOR MANY TEXANS, Disease ranks sixth among causes of death in state By ANNA M. TINSLEY Harte-Hanks Austin Bureau AUSTIN-Diabetes, which strikes about 7 percent of adult Texans, is one of the state’s top killers. About 865, 000 Texas adults now suffer from diabetes, which can blind, cause kidney failure and lead to strokes. Treatment costs are soaring, and officials warn that only half of adults with diabetes have been diagnosed. A list of the top 10 killers of Texans shows that diabetes-for which Hispanics and blacks are at the…… . -November 18, 1996 Heavy toll is exacted by diabetes The economic and social impact of diabetes in the United States is staggering. The disease kills 178, 000 people every year the fourth leading cause of death in the United States and costs Americans $100 billion annually, according to the American Diabetes Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But many of the complications of the disease, including blindness, kidney disease, heart disease, stroke and amputations, are preventable, health experts…… . Washington Post-August 6, 1996 DIABETES AND WEIGHT GAIN Q. I have Type II diabetes (adult onset) and would like to know what foods I should be eating. Also, why do the pills I take for diabetes seem to make me put on weight? Isn’t the whole idea to lose weight or at least not become overweight?A. You’re right; if you’re overweight and have diabetes, as is the case with many people who have Type II diabetes, you can improve your blood sugar and your health by losing weight. And it doesn’t always…… . Washington Post-November 4, 1995 DIABETES UP 50 PERCENT NATIONWIDE SINCE 1983 TREND LINKED TO EXPANDING WAISTLINES, AGING The number of Americans with diabetes is up almost 50 percent from the 1983 figure, part of a tripling in the rate of diabetes since 1958, federal statistics show. Much of the trend is due to the population getting older and fatter, said Richard Eastman of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases in Bethesda. About 16 million Americans now have diabetes, up from 11 million in 1983, said Eastman, director of the institute’s division of diabetes, …… . -November 3, 1995 DIABETES ON INCREASE SINCE 1958 The number of Americans with diabetes has risen almost 50 percent since 1983 and the disease rate has tripled since 1958-in part because the population is getting older and fatter. About 16 million Americans have diabetes, up from 11 million in 1983, Dr. Richard Eastman of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases in Bethesda, Md. , said yesterday. About half of people with diabetes don’t know it because they don’t recognize the…… . THE -November 3, 1995 Diabetes Rate Has Tripled Since 1958 The number of Americans with diabetes has risen almost 50 percent since 1983, and the disease rate has tripled since 1958–in part because the population is getting older and fatter. About 16 million Americans now have diabetes, up from 11 million in 1983, Dr. Richard Eastman of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases in Bethesda, Md. , said yesterday. About half of people with diabetes do not know it because they do not recognize the meaning of symptoms…… . (PA)-March 25, 1995 VOLUNTEER IS ON ALERT (INCLUDES BOX: DIABETES ALERT) With a history of diabetes in his family, Ivan Trattner knew he might get the disease. Trattner’s diabetes was diagnosed in 1953, during a physical exam. The York Township resident has the most common kind of diabetes, type II, which stems from the body’s inability to make enough or properly use insulin. An oral medication did not control the levels of his blood sugar, also known as glucose, so he eventually began what has been a lifetime regimen of insulin…… . Hamilton Spectator, The (Ontario, Canada)-July 30, 1994 The dilemma of diabetes Type 2 can cause a host of other health problems ALIFAX–First my friend Ron got diabetes. Then I got it. Then my boss, then my brother-in-law, then my wife’s cousin. What’s going on here?All these people are from their late 30s to early 50s. Isn’t Type 2 diabetes supposed to be a disease of the old, or at least late middle age? My parents had it but not until their 60s. Is this some new epidemic?In a word, no. Karen Smith, spokeswoman for the Canadian Diabetes Association in…… . New York Times, The (NY)-February 28, 1994 Programs to Cut Risks of Diabetes Surprisingly Fail to Lure Patients Six months ago, the nation’s diabetes experts made a sensational announcement. By following a strict medical regimen, they said, diabetics can measurably slow the onset and maybe even prevent the dire complications of the disease. The threat of blindness, kidney failure, heart attack or amputation, they proclaimed, could be greatly reduced or virtually eliminated. Diabetes centers across the nation geared up for an onslaught of patients wanting to begin the new treatment. They…… . Los Angeles Times-November 8, 1993 MAKING A DIFFERENCE One Agency’s Approach: Identifying Diabetes Among Latinos One in seven Latinos has diabetes–a rate three times greater than in the general population. In Los Angeles County, more than half of the 469, 000 Latinos who have diabetes don’t know it. Left untreated, diabetes leads to serious health complications, including heart and kidney disease, stroke, blindness or amputations. And diabetes takes a financial toll: Direct and indirect costs for the disease run to more than $20. 4 billion–nearly 5% of annual U. S. health-care costs. 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