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Dixie Harms, DNP - Figure 11
Deaths Related to Diabetes
Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death listed on United States death certificates.[2] Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among people with diabetes, with about 68% of people with diabetes dying of heart disease or stroke. The overall risk for death among people with diabetes is about double that of people without diabetes. Harms D. J Nurse Pract. 2014; 00:00 – 00.
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Diabetes Fact Sheet: National estimates and general information on diabetes and prediabetes in the United States, 2011. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011. http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/statistics/#Complications Accessed May 30, 2014.