Help with statistics

[WendyFL]

Can you help me with statistics, where to find them, etc., as far as Type 1 diabetes?

I had a conversation with a mom in the waiting room where our sons have therapy. She seemed to feel that Type 1 isn't really on the rise.:rolleyes:

Thanks!

[munchkingirl]

The Ada's website has A LOT of information. But here's the link to their statistics page -

http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-statistics.jsp

Hope that helps!

[Mom2rh]

I'd start here (it's my homepage)

http://www.jdrf.org/

[wendyc]

I got these great statistics from the following website:
http://www.umm.edu/diabetes-info/type1.htm

Statistics of type 1 diabetes
> Type 1 diabetes accounts for 5-10 percent of diagnosed cases of diabetes.
> There are an estimated 500,000 to 1 million people with Type 1 diabetes in the US today.
> The risk of developing type 1 diabetes is higher than virtually all other severe chronic diseases of childhood.
> Peak incidence occurs during puberty, around 10 to 12 years of age in girls, and 12 to 14 years of age in boys.
> The symptoms for type 1 diabetes can mimic the flu in children.
> Type 1 diabetes tends to run in families. Brothers and sisters of children with type 1 diabetes have about a 10 percent chance of developing the disease by age 50.
> The identical twin of a person with type 1 diabetes has a 25 to 50 percent chance of developing type 1 diabetes.
Sources: National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders and American Diabetes Association


http://www.umm.edu/diabetes-info/type1.htm