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                           Figure 1. Estimated age-adjusted prevalence of diagnosed diabetes by race/ethnicity and sex among adults
                           aged ≥18 years, United States, 2013–2015

                             15
                                                                                     AI/AN = American Indian/
                                14.9%   15.3%                                        Alaska Native.
                                                                                     Note: Error bars represent
                                                     13.2%   12.6%                   upper and lower bounds of
                             10                  12.2%        11.7%                  the 95% confidence interval.

                             Percen tag e                                            Data source: 2013–2015
                                         9.0%                                        National Health Interview
                                                                   8.1%              Survey, except American
                              5              7.3%                      6.8%          Indian/Alaska Native data,
                                                                                     which are from the 2015
                                                                                     Indian Health Service
                                                                               Men   National Data Warehouse.

                                                                               Women
                              0
                                  AI/AN    Asian   Black, non-Hispanic   Hispanic   White, non-Hispanic

                                                Race/Ethnicity

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                                Type 2 diabetes is associated with serious
                                                     complications



                                                                                  Stroke
                              Diabetic                                            2- to 4-fold increase in
                                                                                  cardiovascular
                              Retinopathy                                         mortality and stroke 5
                              Leading cause
                              of blindness
                              in adults 1,2                                       Cardiovascular
                                                                                  Disease
                                                                                  8/10 individuals with
                                                                                  diabetes die from CV
                                                                                  events 6
                             Diabetic
                             Nephropathy                                          Diabetic
                                                                                  Neuropathy
                             Leading cause of
                             end-stage renal disease 3,4                          Leading cause of
                                                                                  non-traumatic lower
                                                                                  extremity amputations 7,8










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