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The Diabetes Burden in Hawaii

GROWING EPIDEMIC

Diabetes affects 155,000 keiki and adults in Hawaii • TtmftT» That's 1 in 9 people.

, « «l _ * Another 460,000 have prediabetes and are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. 90% of them don't know they have it.

21 people are diagnosed with diabetes every day in Hawaii

HUMAN COSTS

Native Hawaiians and other Pacific lslanders are 3x more likely to have diabetes than other ethnic groups in Hawaii. $ The #1 cause of death in Hawaii is HEART DISEASE.

People with diabetes are at higher risk of serious health complications: # <s> <§ $ f STR0KE BLINDNESS KIDNEY HEART AMPUTATIONS DISEASE DISEASE Diabetes by itself is the strongest risk factor for heart disease.

ECONOMIC COSTS

ē The total cost of diabetes and prediabetes in Hawaii $1.5 hillion.

$ soS The average price of ^ -ww insulin increased nearly between 2002 and 2013.

b!ā People with diabetes have health care costs 2.3x greater than those without diabetes.

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