Lesson One: Why study type 2 diabetes? Today we will…  Learn about different types of diabetes  See the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the U.S.  Ask our own questions about type 2 diabetes

Lesson One: Why study type 2 diabetes? ColorPercentage whiteNo data cream <4.5 yellow gold orange red > 9.0 The following PowerPoint shows the percentage of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes in the US between 1994 and This table shows the color key for percentages you see in the next sides.

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes <4.5% Missing data % % % ≥9.0% CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes <4.5% Missing data % % % ≥9.0% CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes <4.5% Missing data % % % ≥9.0% CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes <4.5% Missing data % % % ≥9.0% CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes <4.5% Missing data % % % ≥9.0% CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes <4.5% Missing data % % % ≥9.0% CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes <4.5% Missing data % % % ≥9.0% CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes <4.5% Missing data % % % ≥9.0% CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes <4.5% Missing data % % % ≥9.0% CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes <4.5% Missing data % % % ≥9.0% CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes <4.5% Missing data % % % ≥9.0% CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes <4.5% Missing data % % % ≥9.0% CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes <4.5% Missing data % % % ≥9.0% CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes <4.5% Missing data % % % ≥9.0% CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes <4.5% Missing data % % % ≥9.0% CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at

Age-adjusted Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Had Diagnosed Diabetes <4.5% Missing data % % % ≥9.0% CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation. National Diabetes Surveillance System available at

The Driving Question

What is it? What causes it? How does it affect the body?

The Driving Question Is this a problem? Why is it growing? What can slow it?

The Driving Question Can it be cured? Can it be prevented? Are there medicines and treatments?

The Driving Question How does my environment matter? Is the valley different from other places?

County-level Estimates of Diagnosed Diabetes among Adults aged ≥ 20 years: United States 2009 Age-adjusted percent

Types of Diabetes Incidence and Prevention TypePrevalencePossible Prevention Type 1 5%none Type %for some, lifestyle changes Gestational <1-2%for some, lifestyle changes other 1-5%none Data from the CDC

GEM Diabetes Curriculum