According to information gleaned from https://wallethub.com/blog/diabetes-statistics/41253 diabetes costs the U.S. economy $295 billion per year, making it one of the country’s most expensive diseases. But the damage obviously extends well beyond dollars and cents. Diabetes is the 7th most deadly disease in the U.S., claiming over 80,000 lives per year and becoming a daily concern for millions more people.

Yet the roughly 9 in 10 Americans who don’t have diabetes probably don’t understand the full extent of the struggle. The same can be said of the over 1 in 5 people with diabetes who don’t know they have it.

To help spread awareness, WalletHub assembled an infographic filled with diabetes facts and statistics. These facts explore the physical and financial impacts of the disease as well as what folks are doing to fight back. We also surveyed a panel of diabetes experts about issues ranging from personal finance to public policy.

6 Facts About Diabetes in 2020

$294.6 Billion: Estimated medical cost of diabetes in the U.S. in 2019.

$9,506: Average annual diabetes-related health care costs for patients.

2.3: Number of times by which a diabetes patient’s health care costs increase.

14 & 18 Years: Reduction in the average male and female type 1 diabetes patient’s life expectancy, respectively.

88 million: American adults have “pre-diabetes” (84% of them don’t know they have it).

70%: Chances of developing diabetes if both your parents have type 2 diabetes.

Type 1 diabetes, once known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin. Insulin is a hormone needed to allow sugar (glucose) to enter cells to produce energy.

Type 2 diabetes is an impairment in the way the body regulates and uses sugar (glucose) as a fuel. This long-term (chronic) condition results in too much sugar circulating in the bloodstream. Eventually, high blood sugar levels can lead to disorders of the circulatory, nervous and immune systems.

Listed below are relevant videos regarding Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

Rethinking Nutrition for Type-1 Diabetics | Andrew Koutnik | TEDxUSF – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDfgulV_F6o

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Can Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Douglas Melton CURE Type 1 Diabetes? | VX880 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZAgzreTSnA

How There Could Finally Be A Cure For Type 1 Diabetes – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5bacxqobwY

Can Type 2 Diabetes be Reversed? https://www.joslin.org/patient-care/diabetes-education/diabetes-learning-center/can-type-2-diabetes-be-reversed

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The Truth About Probiotics And The #1 Diet To Avoid Type 2 Diabetes –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZTTbS0NVQo

Reversing Type 2 diabetes starts with ignoring the guidelines | Sarah Hallberg | TEDxPurdueU – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da1vvigy5tQ&t=7s

There’s A Linear Relationship Between the Amount Of Plant Based Diet and the Prevention of Diabetes – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppZYaFmlI8k