Body Wisdom With Dr. Michele

Today Dr. Michele is sharing facts and figures about diabetes, how it is affecting millions of Americans each year, and her clinical experience in treating thousands of diabetics over the past 22 years as a diabetic specialist. Prevalence of diabetes Total: 30.3 million people (9.4% of the U.S. population has diabetes.) Diagnosed: 23.1 million people Undiagnosed: 7.2 million people Prevalence of diabetes among different age groups Age 18-44 years: 4.6 million  Age 45-64 years: 14.3 million Age 65 years or older: 12.0 milion  Men:  15.3 million Women: 14.9 million *This total included: 132,000 children and adolescents younger than age 18 years (0.18% of the total U.S. population younger than age 18 years). 193,000 children and adolescents younger than age 20 years (0.24% of the total U.S. population younger than age 20 years). About 5% of people with diabetes are estimated to have type 1 diabetes.  Prevalence of diabetes by race/ethnicity among people 20 years or older The prevalence was higher among Native Am