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Page 1: The "need to knows" about Diabetes

Bariatric surgery can reduce the risk of diabetes in obese people

Some Facts

1 out of 4 donot know they have diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes often has no symptoms.

Type 2 diabetes can be developed at any age.

People who have diabetes are at higher risk of health complications :

29.1 million people have diabetes.

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Type 1 Diabetes Type 2 Diabetes

Body cannot use insulin properly.It can develop at any age.Less risky than type1 diabetes.Can be prevented in most cases.CCurrently, 1 out of 3 people will develop this disease in their life-time.

Body cannot make enough insulin.It can develop at any age.Less risky than type1 diabetes.There is no known cure for it.MMore than 18000 youth diag-nosed in year 2008-2009.It accounts for about 5% of all diagones cases of diabetes.