National Diabetes Month (November)

THE PREVALENCE OF DIABETES Among HISPANIC AMERICANS 8.3% GENERAL POPULATION 11.8% MILLION OF THESE PEOPLE ARE UNDIAGNOSED. HISPANICS DIABETES AFFECTS 8.3% OF THE GENERAL POPULATION AND 11.8% OF HISPANICS IN THE U.S. HISPANICS HAVE DOUBLE THE RISK OF BEING DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES THAN THE REST OF THE POPULATION. IT HAS BECOME THE 6th LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG LATINOS IN THE U.S. OUT OF 400 YOUNG HISPANICS SUFFERS FROM TYPE 1 DIABETES. .......... 2 OUT OF 5 HISPANIC CHILDREN ARE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE, ONE OF THE MAIN CAUSES OF TYPE 2 DIABETES. SOME SYMPTOMS THAT MIGHT INDICATE SIGNS OF DIABETES IN CHILDREN ARE: INCREASED THIRST AND URINATION, INCREASED HUNGER, FATIGUE, BLURRED VISION, AND WEIGHT LOSS. SOURCE: AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION UnitedHealthcare