Glucose GuardiansDIABETES BY THE NUMBERS
38.4 million
38.4 million adults live with diabetes, 29.7 million were diagnosed, and 8.7 million were undiagnosed.
1.1 million
Approximately 1.1 million people in Illinois, or 10.6% of the adult population, have diagnosed diabetes.
8th leading death cause
Diabetes was the eighth leading cause of death in the United States in 2021. In 2021, diabetes was mentioned as a cause of death in a total of 399,401 certificates.
DIABETES IS EXPENSIVE
306.6 billion
$306.6 billion was for direct medical costs. DIABETES IS EXPENSIVE:
8.7 billion
Total direct medical expenses for diagnosed diabetes in Illinois were estimated at $8.7 billion in 2017.
2.6x higher
Average medical expenditures among people with diagnosed diabetes were 2.6 times higher than what expenditures would be in the absence of diabetes.
RESEARCH & PREVENTION
1.1 billion
In 2021, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) allocated $1.1 billion to diabetes research. Of this, $196 million (18%) was specifically for Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) research, while $908 million (80%) went towards Type 2 and general diabetes research.
10.6 million
In 2023, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health invested $10,661,221 in diabetes-related research projects in Illinois.
5.4 million
The Division of Diabetes Translation at the CDC provided $5,435,925 in diabetes prevention and educational grants in Illinois in 2021.
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- Name of Bank:
- Bank of America
- Account Number:
- 291042174004
- Beneficiary Name:
- Glucose Guardians Inc
- Paper & Electronic:
- 081904808
- Wires:
- 026009593
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- SWIFT code: BOFAUS3N
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222 Broadway, New York, NY 10038 - Wire sent in foreign currency
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555 California St., San Francisco, CA 94104
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