Diabetes

Statistics o >30 million people in US, 1 in 4 don’t know they have it o 84 million US adults have prediabetes, and 90% don’t know they have it o 7th leading cause of death in US o Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90% to 95% of all diagnosed cases o # of adults diagnosed with diabetes has doubled with age and overweight/obese Risk factors o Overweight o >= 45 y/o o Parent, brother, or sister with T2D o Physically active < 3x/week o Gestational diabetes (diabetes w/pregnancy) or given birth to baby weighing > 9 pounds o African Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Pacific Islanders, and some Asian Americans have higher risk for prediabetes and T2M Leading cause of in 2019 o Chronic kidney disease o Lower-limb amputations o Adult-onset blindness Risk Factors -- independent o Diet o Over-weight o Lack of exercise o Smoking – 30-40% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than non-smokers o Non-compliance with medications, weight loss, diet Medications o Large armamentarium of drugs o Look for A1c lowering o Risk factors are independent and can still cause end-organ disease o Compliance with monitoring blood sugar – proxy for end-organ disease o Compliance with medication o Compliance with Insulin is approximately 50% across US ______ Make sure to subscribe to get the latest episode. Contact Us: Pharmacy Benefit News: http://www.propharmaconsultants.com/pbn.html Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.propharmaconsultants.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/propharmainc Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProPharma/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/propharmainc/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pro-pharma-pharmaceutical-consultants-inc/ Podcast: https://anchor.fm/pro-pharma-talks