In recent years, the incidence of type two Diabetes Mellitus has been on the rise. Some countries are now facing a wide spread epidemic if the numbers continue to increase at the current rate. For instance, in China, the predicted rate of the population to develop type two Diabetes Mellitus is at ten percent.
When you calculate that the population is at 1.2 billion people, you can see that the rising trend of Diabetes development can be staggering. If this number of people were to develop diabetes, the impact would be catastrophic on the social and economic structure of the country.
For these reasons, the new trend in most countries is to provide proper education on why proper diet and exercise are critical aspects of prevention. Some countries are developing programs that are implemented in schools to help children learn the importance of eating right and exercising often.
As most nutritional habits are developed at a young age, this is a critical time to get the message out. In some countries, the funding is adding up into the millions or even billions; however, when compared to the cost of health care for the number of people who could develop diabetes, that is a very small amount.
It is currently estimated that there are over 23 million people in the United States with Diabetes at the present time. That is equal to 7.8% of the population. In addition to that unbelievable number, it is estimated that over 23 million people are currently living with pre-diabetes.
This condition means that the number of patients who are diagnosed with type two Diabetes Mellitus could easily double in the coming years. Since diet and lifestyle changes are the number one way to stop the disease from developing further, proper prevention and testing has become the trend. Women who are pregnant are now tested for diabetes and elderly patients are offered free testing at many facilities.
There have also been many new trends in the way that type two Diabetes Mellitus is being treated. According to a study completed by the archives of internal medicine, the number of patients being treated with innovative new treatments is on the rise.
It was determined that in 1994, 38% of patients were being treated with simple insulin alone. However, by 2007 that number had dropped to only 28%. Over 50% of patients are now being treated with biguanides. However, the main concern with most scientists studying the disease is the cost of these treatments.
These drugs have raised the national average of Diabetes prescription costs from 6.7 billion back in 2001 to over 12.5 billion last year in 2007. While these drugs can cost twice as much as basic insulin therapy, it is not known if the effects will be that much more positive.
In short, changes are being made across the board to help prevent and treat type two Diabetes Mellitus, but it not yet know whether these trends will produce a decrease in the number of diagnoses in the future. Only time will tell if these new trends will make a positive difference on the disease.
When you calculate that the population is at 1.2 billion people, you can see that the rising trend of Diabetes development can be staggering. If this number of people were to develop diabetes, the impact would be catastrophic on the social and economic structure of the country.
For these reasons, the new trend in most countries is to provide proper education on why proper diet and exercise are critical aspects of prevention. Some countries are developing programs that are implemented in schools to help children learn the importance of eating right and exercising often.
As most nutritional habits are developed at a young age, this is a critical time to get the message out. In some countries, the funding is adding up into the millions or even billions; however, when compared to the cost of health care for the number of people who could develop diabetes, that is a very small amount.
It is currently estimated that there are over 23 million people in the United States with Diabetes at the present time. That is equal to 7.8% of the population. In addition to that unbelievable number, it is estimated that over 23 million people are currently living with pre-diabetes.
This condition means that the number of patients who are diagnosed with type two Diabetes Mellitus could easily double in the coming years. Since diet and lifestyle changes are the number one way to stop the disease from developing further, proper prevention and testing has become the trend. Women who are pregnant are now tested for diabetes and elderly patients are offered free testing at many facilities.
There have also been many new trends in the way that type two Diabetes Mellitus is being treated. According to a study completed by the archives of internal medicine, the number of patients being treated with innovative new treatments is on the rise.
It was determined that in 1994, 38% of patients were being treated with simple insulin alone. However, by 2007 that number had dropped to only 28%. Over 50% of patients are now being treated with biguanides. However, the main concern with most scientists studying the disease is the cost of these treatments.
These drugs have raised the national average of Diabetes prescription costs from 6.7 billion back in 2001 to over 12.5 billion last year in 2007. While these drugs can cost twice as much as basic insulin therapy, it is not known if the effects will be that much more positive.
In short, changes are being made across the board to help prevent and treat type two Diabetes Mellitus, but it not yet know whether these trends will produce a decrease in the number of diagnoses in the future. Only time will tell if these new trends will make a positive difference on the disease.
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