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American Indians and diabetes

danidelong
danidelong Posts: 25
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Copy one of the web addresses below, open a new tab on your web browser, and paste the address into the bar. These links give facts and information on diabetes and American Indians. Pick out 3-4 facts or statistics that you find most interesting, helpful, alarming, and/or informative. Write these facts down or print and highlight them. These will be used next week for an activity where we share this information with our school.

Next, share one of these facts here with our group. Explain your thoughts about the fact or stat.

1. http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/factsheets/aian.htm

2. http://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0901/p658.html

3. diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/americanindian/

4. http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/amIatrisktype2AI/

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  • joey9812
    joey9812 Posts: 8
    diabetes can effect alot of people. diabetes stops insulin from being made. without insulin glucose can build up in cells and in the body.
  • salvadortorres
    salvadortorres Posts: 11
    With Diabetes it can effect insulin level and it will clogged up glucose and you wont have insulin
  • AmmiraJanai
    AmmiraJanai Posts: 6
    http://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0901/p658.html

    1. More than 13,000 youths are diagnosed with diabetes every year.
    2. Type 2 diabetes increased by 33% in the past 15 years.
    3. The people who are at risk for type 2 diabetes are often overweight and insulin resistant.
    4. Youths with type 1 diabetes often have antibodies islet cell antigens.

    I feel as diabetes is a very scary thing and can kill people or reck their lives at a young age.
  • dubstep18
    dubstep18 Posts: 5
    Between 1990 and 1998, the number of American Indian and Alaska Native children, adolescents, and adults aged 35 years and younger diagnosed with diabetes increased 71 percent from 4,534 to 7,736, a rate of about 9 in every 1,000 people in that age group in 1998.
    Overall, the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes was higher among females aged 35 and younger than among males. Data show that in 1998, about 11 in every 1,000 women had diabetes compared with 8 of every 1,000 males. However, during the study period, the rate of increase among males jumped by 61 percent compared with 36 percent among females
  • dbugg001
    dbugg001 Posts: 8
    American Indian communities have developed school-based programs, such as Pathways and Quest, to increase physical activity, improve diet, and reduce obesity among children.

    Between 1990 and 1998, increases were noted in each region. Rates of increase ranged from 152 percent in the Alaska region to 6 percent in the Pacific region.

    You can do a lot to lower your risk. The small steps you take can lead to big rewards.

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