Physcal_And_Diabetes

Physcal And Diabetes Physical Activity and Diabetes John Mclaughlin PED 540 Prof. Hager 3/10/00 Pledge: DIABETES In the United States, an estimated 16 million people have diabetes. Diabetes is a serious lifelong condition. Half the 16 million people who have diabetes do not even realize the condition exists and are not receiving treatment. 798,000 people each year are diagnosed with diabetes. It occurs most often in adults, but it is also one of the most chronic disorders in children. It is estimated that 123,000 children ages 19 and below have the disorder. Diabetes is recognized as one of the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. It has contributed to over 193,140 deaths in 1996. It is associated with long-term disorder that affects almost every major part in your body. It can cause blindness, heart disease, strokes, kidney failure, amputations, and nerve damage. Diabetes is a metabolism disorder. A metabolism disorder affects the digestion of food in the body. After eating, most food is broken down by glucose, which is the main fuel for the body. Cells use glucose for energy after it moves into the bloodstream. Insulin, which is a hormone produced by the pancreas, allows the glucose to pass diabetes, type, people, insulin, glucose, national, blood, mellitus, disease, body, american, overview, niddk, johns, hopkins, health, ways, sugar, disorder, cells, treatment, level, kidney, symptoms, risk, prevent, pancreas, common, bibliography, better, wwwonhealthcom/ch1/resource/othersources/ite, wwwniddknihgov/health/diabetes/pubs/dmover/dmoverhtm, wwwcdcgov/diabetes/pubs/facts98htm, white, weight, treat