Saturday, November 21, 2009

Diagnosed Diabetes by County

Either we’re a healthy bunch or doctors in Washington County don’t test for diabetes.

Here are the results for the country, if you’re interested.

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(9) Comments
Posted by Wendy at 1651 hrs
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  1. I was right: Wisconsin’s little brown pocket (on this particular map) is Menominee County.

    Number of Diabetes Deaths per 100,000 Population by Race/Ethnicity, 2006
            WI   US
    White   18.7   21.2
    Black   46.5   45.2
    Other   28.7   19.6

    Nice site: statehealthfacts.org
    Discusses Health Insurance Coverage of the Total Population
    and other items.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 21, 2009 at 1757 hrs


  2. These maps are also interesting, in line with JPenterman’s comment.

    Posted by Recess Supervisor on November 21, 2009 at 1819 hrs


  3. Diabetes is becoming a major problem, proper diet management reduces the risk.

    Posted by vijy on November 22, 2009 at 0758 hrs


  4. Diabetes is becoming a major problem, proper diet management reduces the risk.

    Indeed.  Can’t wait til everyone gets free healthcare.  Just keep up the unhealthy lifestyle habits… Everyone else will pay for it.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 22, 2009 at 1215 hrs


  5. Diabetes, like high blood pressure, weight gain, and many other ailments/conditions are primarily caused by genetics and aging. Eating a balanced diet and avoiding tobacco etc. can offset these but not prevent them.

    http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2009/09/how-some-food-can-make-us-sick.html

    Posted by Limor on November 22, 2009 at 1657 hrs


  6. Diabetes, like high blood pressure, weight gain, and many other ailments/conditions are primarily caused by genetics and aging. Eating…

    less bad foods (corn syrup, deep fried, saturated fats) and
    drinking less non-diet soda.

    “Everyone else will pay for it.”
    So the death panel provision is gone?
    I apologize in advance for this pathetic attempt at humor.

    By the way, I mentioned Menominee County due to the reservation there.  Indians (Native Americans) have notoriously high rates of diabetes: Diet, alcohol, and genetics.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 22, 2009 at 1954 hrs


  7. Can’t blame McDonalds for that one. There aren’t any on the res. that I know of.

    There are also a lot of older folks there, people who retire on the lakes.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on November 22, 2009 at 2019 hrs


  8. Looking at the map above, Asian countires seems to have more diabetics.

    Posted by rahul on December 01, 2009 at 0840 hrs


  9. The vast south east of the country looks like it has the chicken pox. Washington district looks like it’s on a free diet plan that’s going swell!

    Posted by Dobi on December 09, 2009 at 0709 hrs


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