American Diabetes Association Declares Diabetes the 5th Deadliest Disease in U.S.

6 Symptoms of Life-Threatening Diabetes

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) claims that diabetes is now the “fifth-deadliest disease in the United States.”

Note these deadly ADA statistics:

• Diabetes related deaths increased 45% since 1987
• Diabetes is “generally underreported on death certificates, because of multiple illnesses affecting diabetics
• Heart Disease, strokes, high blood pressure, blindness, kidney disease and nervous system damage are among the many ancillary illnesses precipitated by diabetes
• At present trends, 1 in 3 Americans born in 2000 will develop diabetes
• So how do you know if you’re suffering from life-threatening or Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) diabetes?

Six symptoms have been associated with DKA, including:

• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Sweet-smelling, fruity acetone breath
• Breathing difficulty
• Rapid pulse rate
• Abdominal pain (most often found in diabetic children)

If you suffer one or more of these symptoms, you should seek immediate, emergency treatment.