Diabetes

By: Alejandra Orta

HSCI 273
June 18,2015

Overview of Presentation
1.
2.

What is Diabetes?
Types of Diabetes

3.

What Ethnic Group does it affect the most?

4.

San Bernardino County Death Rates

5.

Orange County Death Rates

6.

Kern County Death Rates

7.

San Diego Death Rates

8.

Medical Cost in the U.S.

9.

Susceptibility to type I diabetes

10. Risk

factors for type II Diabetes

11. Prevention
12. Treatment
13. Summary

and Care
of presentation

What is Diabetes?

A disease in which blood glucose levels is above normal

Body can not make enough insulin or cant use its own
insulin .

Types of Diabetes
Type

1 Diabetes: Usually only

present in Young adults and
children.

Type

II Diabetes: Causes Blood

Glucose levels to rise higher than
normal.

Gestational

Diabetes: Only
frequent in Pregnant Women.

What Ethnic Group does it affect

the most?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

African Americans
Mexican Americans
American Indians
Native Hawaiians
Pacific Islanders
Asian Americans

San Bernardino County Diabetes

Death Rates
Death

Rate:
34.2 deaths per 100,000
population.

Orange County Diabetes Death

Rates
Death

Rates:
15.0 deaths per 100,000
population

Kern County Diabetes Death

Rate
Death

Rate:
34.7 deaths per 100,000
population.

San Diego County Diabetes

Death Rate
Death Rate:
19.6 deaths per 100,000
population.

Medical Cost in the U.S.

$242

Billion dollars (2012)

Medical Cost of Diabetes Proportion

hospital inpatient care

10%

prescription medications

9%
48%

13%

anti-diabetic agents and

diabetes supplies
physicians office visits

20%

nursing/residential facility
stays

Susceptibility to Type I Diabetes

Heredity

plays an important role

in the development of type 1
Diabetes
Proteins called Human Leukocyte
antigens (HLAS) on white blood
cells passed from parents DNA.

Risk factors for Type II Diabetes

Lack of Physical Inactivity
Overweight or Obese
High blood pressure
History of Cardiovascular disease
Parent or sibling with Diabetes

Prevention

Treatment and Care

References
"Type 2 Diabetes."Treatments and Drugs. Mayo Foundation
for Medical Education and Research, n.d. Web. 14 June 2015.
"American Diabetes Association."American Diabetes
Association. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 June 2015.

Summary of Presentation
During

this presentation the

points that were covered include
what is diabetes, the types of
diabetes and the rates in
different counties. As well as the
risk factors and the prevention
guidelines to prevent Diabetes.