The facts about prediabetes and older Americans
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Fact sheet (AARP Public Policy Institute)
- Author(s):
- Reinhard, Susan, author Flowers, Lynda, author Dean, Olivia, author Peed, Jennifer, author Tan, Erwin, author
- Contributor(s):
- AARP (Organization), issuing body. Public Policy Institute (AARP (Organization))
- Publication:
- Washington, DC : AARP Public Policy Institute, November 2018
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Prediabetic State -- epidemiology Prediabetic State -- prevention & control Aged Insurance Coverage Medicare -- economics Risk Factors Humans United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Almost half (48.3 percent) of US adults ages 65 and older (23.1 million people) have prediabetes--blood sugar levels that are higher than normal but not high enough to be considered diabetes. Nine out of 10 (90 percent) of people with prediabetes do not even know they have the condition, and many do not realize that prediabetes is a serious health concern that increases risk for developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (4 pages)).
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101743381 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101743381