http://diabeticpastrychef.com Because Everyone Deserves Sweets! Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:02:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://diabeticpastrychef.com/2007/08/20/diabetes-statistics/ http://diabeticpastrychef.com/2007/08/20/diabetes-statistics/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:32:37 +0000 admin http://diabeticpastrychef.com/2007/08/19/diabetes-statistics/

One in four Americans has diabetes, or is at risk of developing it.

Two out of three people with diabetes die from heart disease or stroke.

Diabetes is the #1 cause of adult blindness.

Diabetes is the #1 cause of kidney failure.

Diabetes results in more than 60% of non-traumatic lower limb amputations each year.

Up to 80% of Type 2 diabetes is preventable by eating a healthy diet and increasing physical activity.

]]> http://diabeticpastrychef.com/2007/08/20/diabetes-statistics/feed/ 0