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then added a graph to show that how controlling this situation could
make a difference in the future of the patients.
I have assured to use credible sources to make my research accurate.
Also, it is related to statistical data about a medicine related subject
and I have taken the data from online reports of the Diabetes
organizations. The figures they have are directly taken from the
hospitals and doctors records. Therefore, I am sure that all the
information is genuine.
Presentation and Description of Data:
Figure 1: The Rate of Rise in Diabetes approximately four times the
rate of Rise in Other Diseases.
The graph above shows that rate at which Diabetes is rising four
times the increase in rate of all the different types of Cancers
combined. Between 2006 and 2007, Diabetes was rising at around
3.8 percent and this rate increased to 5.4 during 2009 and 2010.
Whereas, the rate of increase in Cancer was 0.9 percent and rose to
about 1.3 percent as shown above. We can clearly compute that the
difference in rise in rate for Diabetes was 1.6 (5.4-3.8) while for
Cancer the rate was 0.4 (1.3-0.9), which is four times higher.
Therefore, the slope of the chart for Diabetes is four times steeper
than the slope for all the Cancers combined.
Figure 2: Diabetes Rising Globally.
The charts above show the increase in the number of people with
Diabetes in 2000 compared to the estimates predicted for 2030. It is
visible that in developed countries the rise is gradual. The number of
patients in the age group between 20-44 is not rising at all. There is
about increase in the number of patients in the age bracket of 4564. It is predicted that it will rise from about 25 million people to 60
million. There is a relatively greater increase in the number of
patients of the age 65 and above, because of aging population. On the
other hand, for developing nations, it can be seen that the increase in
the number of patients will nearly double in the age group of 20-44.
It is expected to rise from 29 million to 58 million people. The
number of patients from 45 64 is more than twice; there is a rise
from 60 million to approximately 135 million. Also the number of
patients above the age of 65 has risen. It is estimated to rise from 30
million to 90 million, which is almost thrice the number of patients.
There is a drastic change in the increase in the number of patients
across the world and not only in the UK. However, there is a wide
difference between the increase in the number of patients in
developed countries and the increase in the number of patients in
developing countries in all age groups.
Figure 3: Regional Estimates of Prevalence of Diabetes.
The table above shows how Diabetes will be rising at a rapid rate all
across the globe. The respective regions are AFR Africa, EUR
Europe, MENA - Middle East and North Africa, NAC - North American
and Caribbean, SACA South and Central American Region, SEA
South East Asian, WP- Western Pacific. The number of people with
Diabetes is estimated to rise 98.1 percent in Africa, as we can see it
will rise from 12.1 million patients to 23.9 million patients of the
respective total populations, which is almost twice. Similarly, the
number of patients is expected to rise in Europe by about 20.0
percent. By calculation, we can see the increase in the number of
patients will be 11.1 million (66.5-55.4). Therefore, taking the change
upon the original figure will give us the percentage change. That is,
(11.1 /55.4)*100, which will give us 20 percent. The rise in the
Middle East and North African region is also very high which is
second at rank after the African region. The least number of patients
will rise in the European region compared to the other regions,
mainly developing regions that include the Middle East region, the
African region, the South American region and the South Asian
region. Yet, it is a warning for the population in the UK.
The graph below relates to the Table 1.
Figure 4: The number of people that could be saved from vision loss.
the aging population. The number of people in the age bracket 20-44
is expected to remain constant as precautionary measures are being
taken to control Diabetes. While the number of patients is increasing
in the developing nations drastically because of lack of awareness in
the population, stress, less availability of medical facilities and
professional doctors in remote areas, sedentary lifestyle, diet control
and obesity.
Figure 3 illustrates the prevalence of Diabetes in various regions
across the globe. The greatest increase in the number of patients is in
African and in the Middle Eastern regions while the least increase is
in Europe. As it can be analyzed that Diabetes is increasing at a
considerably higher rate in developing nations compared to
developed regions as developed nations that are better equipped to
take hold of the situation.
Figure 4 showed that if action is taken, the situation could be faced
more positively. In the future; a large number of patients can be
saved who could otherwise possibly lose vision due to Diabetes.
Conclusion:
By assessing all the data that I have collected, it can be said that
Diabetes is rising at a very high rate persistently, mainly in
developing nations because of unawareness and the inability to
provide adequate health facilities. Also other factors like stress,
genetic susceptibility, consumption of a high carbohydrate diet and
lack of physical activities, such as exercise and sports contribute to
the causation of Diabetes.
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