Statistics

The following statistics were obtained from the American Diabetes Association, Texas Diabetes Council, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

National

• 6th leading cause of death in the United States (2004)
• 20.8 million Americans have diabetes o 6.2 million are unaware they have diabetes
• 206,000 are under the age of 20

Texas

• 6th leading cause of death in Texas (2004)
• 8% of Texans have diabetes
  • 1.3 million are aware they have diabetes
  • 418,134 more are unaware