Title: Infant Weight Gain Linked to Possible Type 1 Diabetes Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 12/7/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/8/2015 12:00:00 AM
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الثلاثاء، 8 ديسمبر 2015
If the Rate of New Diabetes Cases is Dropping, What’s Left to Do?
We received good news last week: The rate of newly diagnosed cases of diabetes has sharply dropped in the United States. But plenty of people are diagnosed with diabetes each day and more still are trying to manage their diabetes. For the American Diabetes Association®, that means there is still a lot more work to be done.
The report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed the annual number of newly diagnosed cases of diabetes dropped nearly 20 percent, from 1.7 million to 1.4 million, between 2008 and 2014.
This news suggests that Americans are making positive lifestyle choices to reduce their risk for developing type 2 diabetes. That’s exciting—but there is more to this picture.
The decrease represents only whites and not high-risk minority populations. African Americans and Hispanics are almost twice as likely to have diabetes as non-Hispanic whites. Asian Americans also have increased chances for developing type 2 diabetes, because a risk factor is body mass index (BMI). A BMI greater than 25 indicates greater risk for most Americans, but for Asian Americans the risk increases at a BMI of 23.
And there is a difference between incidence and prevalence—how many new cases are being reported, versus how many people actually have diabetes.
Nearly 30 million Americans live with diabetes, with someone being diagnosed every 23 seconds. Another 86 million across the nation have prediabetes, putting them at high risk for type 2. Just last week, the World Diabetes Congress in Vancouver, Canada, reported that the United States still has the highest diabetes rate among 38 developed nations.
Because of these statistics, everyone should be screened for diabetes.
If you already live with diabetes or prediabetes, know that we are here to help. Education and increased access to diabetes management and prevention resources can help you better manage diabetes. You can:
- Visit diabetes.org for information about diabetes, self-management education programs and support. You can also find your local American Diabetes Association office or even a summer camp for your child with diabetes.
- Go to diabetesforecast.org, the official site for our Diabetes Forecast magazine, for tips on meal planning, exercise and weight loss plans. You’ll also find the latest research and recommended ways to manage diabetes, plus inspirational stories of people living well with the disease.
- Call us at 1-800-DIABETES (800-342-2383). We can answer your non-medical questions in English, Spanish or other requested languages.
- Email us at askada@diabetes.org and we’ll reply within 48 hours.
Diabetes is indeed very serious, but it can be managed. People with diabetes of all ages and walks of life accomplish amazing things each and every day. They are the reason why we can’t let down our guard in the fight to Stop Diabetes®, and why we’ll continue to be there for you.
Maggie Powers, PhD, RD, CDE, is President-Elect, Health Care & Education, with the American Diabetes Association. She is a research scientist at the International Diabetes Center at Park Nicollet Health Services in Minneapolis.
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School children raising their hands in class
Recent coverage on Yahoo! Parenting and in The New York Times has drawn attention to schools that are failing to provide type 1 diabetes care and management. These articles provided numerous examples of states and schools with ongoing issues, plus statistical information about incidences of type 1 diabetes among children.
Unfortunately, many students face discrimination because of their diabetes. The goal of the American Diabetes Association’s Safe at School campaign is for school to be a safe—and a fair—place for every child with diabetes. The campaign’s progress can be counted in the federal enforcement of civil rights laws; statewide laws and policies protecting students with diabetes in most states; educational materials for parents, school personnel and health care professionals; and the individual assistance the Association provides to families every day. These success stories, examples of which are found below, bring faces and names to the Association’s Safe at School campaign.
“Things have come a long way since the first school diabetes care legislation was passed in Virginia in 1999,” Crystal Jackson, the Association’s Safe at School director, says. “However, we still hear from lots of families of children with diabetes who continue to face school diabetes management problems. I hope parents, and other loved ones of people with diabetes, read these articles and learn unfair treatment like this is illegal. I hope they know they can call us at 1-800-DIABETES for help.”
Over the last year the Association has highlighted Safe at School victories right here on our blog. “Your Rights, Once Voice” is a series of monthly posts that explain cases where the Association stepped in to help fight discrimination.
Your Rights, One Voice
- Three-year-old Micaiah attended a local Head Start program in Yamhill County, Oregon. The school had a medical care policy that they felt did not allow them to care for his type 1 diabetes. This meant Micaiah could not attend school without a parent there to provide care. His mom thought that didn’t seem fair—and she was right.
- Ella was all set for her school program. But the weekend before her first day, the school nurse called and said the school could not care for Ella because she has type 1. More than that, she stated the school was not required to do so.
- Nico’s school feared a lawsuit if any of its staff gave him his insulin shots, so his mother Jodi became his caregiver at school. She traveled from her home office to Nico’s school around noon each day to give him an insulin shot. And because nobody at the school was trained about diabetes care, Nico was also unable to participate in after-school programs and activities. This entire situation was frustrating for the family, and it seemed unfair to Nico.
- After learning about Marissa’s type 1 diagnosis, her school district said that she could not come back to the Head Start program. The family was told that the only way Marissa could attend was if they hired and paid for a nurse themselves. But that was simply not possible. So—just like that—Marissa was out of school and stuck at home.
The American Diabetes Association’s Safe at School campaign is dedicated to making sure that all children with diabetes are medically safe at school and have the same educational opportunities as their peers. To learn more, visit http://ift.tt/1Ej3p4d.
To learn about state laws relevant to school diabetes management, please visit diabetes.org/kidswin.
For the full list of Safe at School blog posts, please click here.
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