Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with diabetes? SIU Medicine wants to increase awareness during American Diabetes Month by sharing some important information about diabetes. Keep reading to learn more about this all-too-common condition. A diabetes diagnosis Diabetes mellitus affects approximately 1 in 10 people in the United States. The percentage of adults with diabetes increases with age, occurring in about 30% of individuals ages 65 years and older. Diabetes is serious. It is the seventh leading cause of death, the leading cause of blindness and kidney failure, and the second leading

Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with diabetes? SIU Medicine wants to increase awareness during American Diabetes Month by sharing some important information about diabetes. Keep reading to learn more about this all-too-common condition. A diabetes diagnosis Diabetes mellitus affects approximately 1 in 10 people in the United States. The percentage of adults with diabetes increases with age, occurring in about 30% of individuals ages 65 years and older. Diabetes is serious. It is the seventh leading cause of death, the leading cause of blindness and kidney failure, and the second leading

Mel Kuntemeier is a caregiver and current volunteer at the Smith Alzheimer’s Center’s Beyond the Medical Center programs. If you would like to submit a question for the next column, please email care@siumed.edu.