Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death. The likelihood of me dying is doubled compared to someone that is my age and healthy.
Type 1 diabetes accounts for $14.9 billion in health care costs in the US.
Roughly 1 million Americans have type 1 diabetes. Only 5-10% of diabetic cases are type 1.
Type 1 diabetes is more prevalent in Americans of European decent. (Thanks Mumika and Dad)
If your father has type 1 diabetes, your odds are 1 in 17.
If your mother has type 1 diabetes and you were born before she turned 25, your odds are 1 in 25. If your mother had you after she turned 25, your odds are 1 in 100.
If you have a sibling that has type 1 diabetes, you are 15 times more likely to develop the disease than the general population.
Out of 100 people with type 1 diabetes, 80 have no family history. Recent studies have shown that type 1 is caused by a combination of genetic mutation and enviromental triggers.
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