Stat(us/istics/)
So, what’s your status? How are you doing tonight?
Sometimes it is good to just sit back and think about the day - what part we had in certain outcomes - what part we did NOT play in the same outcomes - what we can do better tomorrow.
It’s a life thing!
Statistics is a major part of my workaday world. When you work for a non-profit agency, no matter WHICH non-profit agency, stats can be the bread and butter.
They can also be frustrating - mainly because of the time it takes to gather them - and how long before they can be published - you are always a year or two behind the times, so to speak.
So the fact that this following graph is from 2005 won’t be a big surprise, now, will it?
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This is a screen print from the National Diabetes Association - statistics page. It shows a projection from 2002 into 2005 of the percentage of adults in the US who have either been diagnosed or will be diagnosed with diabetes.
Total Prevalence of Diabetes in the United States, All Ages, 2005
Total: 20.8 million people—7 percent of the population—have diabetes.
Diagnosed: 14.6 million people
Undiagnosed: 6.2 million people
According the the graphed data, nearly 25% of the 60+ age group will have diabetes. That is a bit frightening to me - especially since I am nearing that magical age group.
Hubby was actually first diagnosed when he was 25 years old.
No, I don’t know what to do with the statistics - just keep on educating myself, I guess. Try to make lifestyle changes in ME so that I don’t become one of the statistics. That’s probably all anyone can ask of themself, right?
Right! Have a wonderful day - be good to yourself - walk an extra lap or two around the office - and pass up on the jelly rolls, okay?
diabetes, statistics, education
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