[19980715]98-592_糖尿病：基本信息和联邦资金.pdf

1 National Center for Health Statistics, Advance Report of Final Mortality Statistics, 1995,Monthly Vital Statistics Report, supplement 2, v. 45, no.11, 12 June 1998. Diabetes causes 2.6%of total deaths in the United States.2Department of Health and Human Services Budget Office, HHS and National Cost forThirteen Diseases and Conditions, 20 February 1998.3This report replaces CRS Report 97-13 SPR, Diabetes: An Overview, by Christine Miller,18 December 1996. Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web98-592 STMUpdated July 15, 1998Diabetes: Basic Information and Federal FundingDonna U. VogtAnalyst in Social SciencesScience, Technology, and Medicine DivisionSummaryAn estimated 8 to 10 million Americans know they have diabetes mellitus, ametabolic disorder in which the body either fails to produce, or fails to properly use, thehormone insulin. It is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States,1 theleading cause of adult-onset blindness, and a significant contributor to severaldebilitating health complications, including heart disease, stroke, kidney disease(nephropathy), nerve disease (neuropathy), and amputation