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Diabetes Prevalence
Diabetes affects all ethnic and racial groups worldwide:
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Native Americans
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5% to 50%
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Caucasians
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6%
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Cuban Americans
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9.1%
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Mexican Americans
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9.6%
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African Americans
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9.6%
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Puerto Rican Americans
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10.9%
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African-Americans have a 63% higher risk for
developing diabetic end-stage renal disease than
do whites.
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The incidence of diabetic end-stage renal disease
is 4 to 6 times higher in Mexican-Americans that
in whites.
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The incidence of blindness secondary to diabetes
in nonwhite individuals is double that for white
persons.
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Diabetes-related amputations are performed more
often in African-Americans (9.0 per 1,000) than
in whites (6.3 per 1,000).
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Low Foot Risk Patient
All of the following:
• Intact protective sensation (Good Feeling)
• Pedal pulses present (Good Circulation)
• No severe deformity (No Bunion, Hammertoes)
• No prior foot ulcer
• No amputation
High Foot Risk Patient
One or more of the following:
• Loss of protective sensation (No Feeling in your Feet)
• Absent pedal pulses (Poor Circulation)
• Severe foot deformity (Bunions, Hammertoes)
• History of foot ulcer
• Prior amputation
Source: Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
International
Photograph: Philip Greenspun
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