Diabetes Mellitus Associated Mortality: Therapy and Awareness

Abstract

United States studies have estimated nearly 1 million Americans, or 9.3% of the population had diabetes mellitus in the year 2012 and contributed to 234,051 deaths per annum which lead to Diabetes remains the 7th leading cause of death in the United States. This study revealed risk factors associated with various co-morbidities due to increased blood glucose levels such as hypertension, stroke, heart attacks, kidney diseases, lower limb amputations. The report from “American Diabetes Association” survey to examine awareness and pharmacological treatment of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus among age groups with special emphasis on three groups which includes ,Persons unaware of diabetes, Persons who are aware but not treated with medication, Persons who are aware and pharmacologically treated with medication but still have uncontrolled. The objective of present work is to create the awareness for diabetes mellitus and it’s therapy. The “National Diabetes Statistics” 2014 report of United States reveals in year 2012 about 86 million Americans age 20 and older had prediabetes. Out of the 29.1 million, 8.1 million were undiagnosed. We assessed in our findings that maximum percentage of patients who are diabetic but not adhering to medicine due to it's high cost. we should use different strategies and various awareness programs viz Marathons, flash mobs to significantly reduce the Diabetes associated mortality cases.This article represent the application of selected statistical tools such as "SPSS" software for data analysis for assessing the increasing mortality due to Diabetes.