The Silent Killer: Diabetes Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death by disease. It is a chronic disease that has no cure. Therefore it comes to no surprise that this disease has acquired countless number of attentions. Unfortunately, 5.4 million people in the United State are unaware that they have this disease. Until they do, they have already developed life-threatening complications. This may include blindness, kidney diseases, nerves diseases, heart diseases, strokes, and amputations. It …showed first 75 words of 1271 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1271 total…for care and maintenance. The silent killer title will thus be removed, and diabetes will not remain in the dark. Bibliography Frances Sizer and Eleanor Whitney, What is diabetes?: 112-115; Nutrition Concepts and Controversies 8th edition (2000) packet from The medical Center at the University of California, San Francisco; Caring for your Diabetes Medical Notes on Diabetes, BBC News; http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/medical_notes/ American Diabetes Association, http://www.diabetes.org