How are older adults especially affected by diabetes?
As we age, our risk for developing diabetes increases. Approximately half of all diabetes cases occur in people aged 60 years or older. Approximately 20.9% (10.3 million) of people in the United States aged 60 years or older have diabetes. Diabetes often leads to chronic conditions that eventually result in death, such as heart disease and kidney disease. Thus, diabetes is often responsible for, but not listed as, the cause of many deaths.
As we age, our risk for developing diabetes increases. Approximately half of all diabetes cases occur in people aged 55 years and older. Approximately 18.3% (8.6 million) of people in the United States aged 60 years and older have diabetes. Diabetes often leads to chronic conditions that eventually result in death, such as heart disease and kidney disease. Thus, diabetes is often behind, but not listed as, the cause of many deaths. See the following for more information: Dealing with Diabetes* from the National Institute on Aging Its Not Too Late to Prevent Diabetes from the National Diabetes Education Program Cognitive and Physical Disabilities and Aging-Related Complications of Diabetes,* a professional journal article from the American Diabetes Association How are some veterans affected by diabetes? Vietnam veterans exposed to the herbicide Agent Orange may be at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes. In the year 2000, the Veterans Administration announced that it would reco
