Diabetes is a struggle within the body that leads blood sugar levels to go up more than normal. Which is often referred to as hyperglycemia. Type 2 diabetes is the most common one out of the two. Type 2 diabetes makes the body be unable to use insulin as expected. Originally, the pancreas of an affected person produces extra insulin to cover up for it (Diabetes Industry Group, 2007). Nevertheless, as time passes, the pancreas is unable to produce adequate insulin to preserve the required blood sugar at the normal level.
In adults, type 2 diabetes accounts for nearly 95 percent of all diagnosed reports of diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is increasing globally on a daily basis. According to a report released by International Diabetes Federation (IDF), as of 2013, there are over 382 million individuals living with this illness.
WHO (World Health Organization) approximates that 90 percent of the universal population suffers from diabetes suffers from type 2 diabetes (Cilenšek, Krkovič, Osredkar & Petrovič, 2008). Yet, diagnosis of type 2 diabetes differs widely in relation to age, ethnicity, state, and country. This background observes type 2 diabetes in the US in contrast to other countries and Florida as compared to other states. It also appraises the cost of treating T2D and the steps involved in treating it. The essay winds up by suggesting the best treatment option that should be adopted by the diagnosed people.
As mentioned, millions of people suffer from type 2 diabetes in the world. According to a recent report released by IDF, approximately 371 million people internationally are living with diabetes that is an incredible increase of 5 million people compared to the 2011 report. Primarily, the disease was measured a disease of the West because it was common in the US and most European countries (Otto, Garcia & Jakicic, 2008). Nevertheless, in the recent years, the disease has spread intensely to other parts of the globe with Asian being the most affected. In fact, a decade ago, the US was the leading country in relation to type 2 diabetes but it has been overhauled by a number of nations. Today, Asia institutes 60 percent of the global diabetic population and China is the leading country with T2D in Asia (Penn et al., 2013).
China has 92.3 million people living with type 2 diabetes which is the largest number worldwide. At least 20 percent of individuals residing in cities across China are plump or obese, a factor that can raise the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (Willi et al., 2007). In fact, over 85 percent of people with type 2 diabetes in China are overweight. India is second with over 63 million people living with diabetes. Roughly 25 percent of India's residents live below the poverty line that may be the donating factor to the disease. The majority of the people affected by type 2 diabetes are low and middle-class people. Since India and China comprise high numbers of people compared to the US, they have exceeded the later in terms of people living with diabetes.
The reason is that low and middle-class people have inadequate aptitude to buy healthy foods. Many high-calorie foods are among the cheapest and easily obtained foods. That is why several low-class people go for them (Cilenšek, Krkovič, Osredkar & Petrovič, 2008). Despite the US is spending millions of dollars on health care per individual than several countries in the world, it still has high number of people living with diabetes. It is position three with over 24 million people living with type 2 diabetes. However, at least 79 million other US civilians have pre-diabetes, a condition whereby the blood sugar levels are increased but not towering enough to be categorized as diabetes.
As mentioned, diabetes is influenced by age, ethnicity, and gender. Men are at a moderately higher risk of obtaining diabetes than women. Nonetheless, physical activity, excess weight, family history, and poor diet are also critical risk factors for the disease. Note that type 2 diabetes is more widespread among African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics, and Asian Americans than it is to the Caucasians in the US. For instance, Colorado State contains the highest number of Caucasians and has the lowest percentage (6.0 percent) of the people with type 2 diabetes (Otto, Garcia & Jakicic, 2008).
Statistics also indicate that Asians Americans have about 9 percent higher risk of type 2 diabetes, Hispanics have 12.8 percent risk while non-Hispanic blacks have a 13.2 percent higher risk of diabetes than non-Hispanic whites. Consequently, regions with high numbers of Asian Americans such as Honolulu and Daly City have higher statistics of individuals diagnosed with the disease. At least 9.8 percent of the population in Texas States are living with type 2 diabetes. This is tremendously high compared to other states such as Colorado, Alaska, Connecticut, Montana, Minnesota, and Iowa among others that have less than 7 percent of people living with type 2 diabetes. Hispanics, there are more grownups diagnosed with type 2 diabetes than the non-Hispanic white grownups (Esposito, Maiorino, Ceriello & Giugliano, 2010).
These rates vary significantly with the national lineage. Currently, the rate of individuals diagnosed with diabetes is 8.2 percent for South and Central Americans, 9.3 percent for Cubans, about 13.9 percent of Mexican Americans and 14.8 percent for the Puerto Ricans. Texas State is located in the South Central region of America and that is why the percentage of people living with type 2 diabetes is 9.8.
The state with the maximum population of people living with type 2 diabetes is Mississippi, that stands at 11.3 percent. The state with the lowest population of individuals living with diabetes in the US is Vermont (Penn et al., 2013). Note these numbers are verbalized mainly by ethnicity, lifestyle, and age. Majority of the people in Mississippi are elderly whose lifestyle mostly entails sitting and waiting to be provided with the essential requirements. Vermont, on the other hand, contains mostly young people who are always vibrant with different physical activities that make them fit and free from diabetes and obesity.
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