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Diabetes is a disease that happens when your blood sugar level is too high. An estimated 30 million people in the United States are living with diabetes. About 1 in 4 people living with diabetes don’t know they have it. Diabetes disproportionately affects racial and ethnic minorities and other diverse groups.

What is diabetes?

Diabetes is a disease that happens when the level of glucose in your blood (blood sugar) is too high. Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that helps move sugar out of your blood and into your cells for energy. If you have diabetes, your body doesn't make or use insulin well. Symptoms of diabetes include:

Increased thirst and urination
	Increased hunger
	Fatigue
	Blurred vision
	Sores that do not heal
	Unexplained weight loss
	Numbness or tingling in the feet or handsThere are two main types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2.

**Type 1 diabete**s happens when your body does not make insulin because your immune system attacks and destroys the cells that make insulin. Although it can appear at any age, type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults. You are at higher risk for type 1 diabetes if you have a parent, brother, or sister with type 1 diabetes.

**Type 2 diabetes** happens when your body does not make or use insulin well. It is usually diagnosed in adults. Some factors that put you at higher risk for type 2 diabetes include:

Being overweight or obese
	Being 45 years or older
	Not being physically active
	Having a family history of diabetes
	Ever having gestational diabetesWho is affected by diabetes?

Over 1 in 10 adults in the United States are living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Racial and ethnic minorities and other diverse groups have a high burden of diabetes and diabetes-related complications. For example, American Indian/Alaska Native adults are almost three times more likely than non-Hispanic white adults to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes products cleared or approved by the FDA

People living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes use glucose meters and test strips to monitor their blood sugar every day. The results help you determine your daily adjustments in treatment, know if you have high or low levels of glucose, and understand how your diet and exercise change your glucose levels.

People living with type 1 diabetes need to give themselves insulin shots every day to stay alive and healthy. They can also receive small, steady doses of insulin throughout the day using an insulin pump or an automated insulin dosing device.

Many people with type 2 diabetes may need to take diabetes medications. These may include pills, insulin, or other injectable medications.

Diabetes and clinical trials

The FDA encourages diverse participation in clinical trials. If you think a clinical trial may be right for you, talk to your health care provider. You can also search for clinical trials in your area at **www.ClinicalTrials.gov**.

For more information on health equity, visit **www.fda.gov/healthequity**.

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Fact Sheet: Diabetes
	Brochure: Living With Type 2 Diabetes
	Infographics:
	What is Type 2 Diabetes?
		Diabetes and Older Adults
	Notecard: A1c Test For DiabetesAdditional Languages

We hope that you find these translations useful. While the agency has attempted to obtain translations that are as faithful as possible to the English version, we recognize that the translated versions may not be as precise, clear, or complete as the English version. The official versions of these materials are the English versions.

(Arabic) عربي
	صحيفة الوقائع: مرض السكري (Fact Sheet: Diabetes)
	نشرة: التعايش مع مرض السكري من النوع 2 (Brochure: Living With Type 2 Diabetes)
	المخططات البيانية للمعلومات (Infographics):
	ما هو مرض السكري من النوع 2 (What is Type 2 Diabetes?)
		مرض السكري وكبار السن (Diabetes and Older Adults)
	بطاقة ملاحظات: اختبار A1C لمرض السكري (Notecard: A1c Test For Diabetes)الوثائق الموجودة  أدناه متوفرة بعدة لغات أجنبية. وتقدم إدارة الغذاء والدواء تلك الترجمات كخدمة لجمهور دولي واسع. ونأمل أن تجدوا هذه الترجمات مفيدة. وفي الوقت الذي حاولت فيه الإدارة الحصول على ترجمات أقرب ما يمكن للنسخة الإنجليزية، فقد تبين لنا أن النسخ المترجمة ربما لا تكون بنفس الدقة أو الوضوح أو الكمال مثل النسخة الإنجليزية، ومن ثم فإن النسخة الرسمية من هذه الوثائق هي النسخة الإنجليزية.

ᎩᎵᏏ (Cherokee)
	ᎤᏙᎯᏳ ᎪᏪᎶᏗ: ᎧᎳᏎᏥ (Fact Sheet: Diabetes)
	ᎪᏪᎵ ᏗᎬᏃᏣᏢᏍᎩ: ᎠᏁᎭ ᎤᏁᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ 2 ᎧᎳᏎᏥ (Brochure: Living With Type 2 Diabetes)
	ᏓᏟᎶᏍᏗᏓᏅ ᎠᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎩ (Infographics):
	ᎦᏙᎤᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ 2 ᎧᎳᏎᏥ? (What is Type 2 Diabetes?)
		ᎧᎳᏎᏥ ᎠᎴ ᏧᎾᏔᎾ ᎤᎾᏓᏂᎳᎨᎢ (Diabetes and Older Adults)
	ᎤᏍᏗ ᎪᏪᎳᏅᎯ: A1C ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᎾ ᎧᎳᏎᏥ (Notecard: A1c Test For Diabetes)ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏗᎪᏪᎳᏅᎢ ᎡᎳᏗᏢ ᎨᏒ ᏗᏛᏅᎢᏍᏔᏅ ᎾᎿᎢ ᎢᎸᏍᎩ ᏙᏱᏗᏢ ᏂᏓᏳᎶᏒ ᏗᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ. FDA ᏓᎵᏍᎪᎸᏗ ᎯᎠᏃ ᏗᏁᏢᏔᏅᎯ ᎯᎢᎾᎢ ᎢᏯᏓᏛᏁᏗ ᎾᎢ ᎠᏯᏖᎾ ᎠᏰᎵ ᏍᏆᏂᏱ ᏚᎾᏙᏢᏒᎢ ᎤᎾᏛᏓᏍᏗ. ᎤᏚᎩ ᎣᎬᎭ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᏣᏩᏛᏗ ᎯᎠᏃ ᏗᏁᏢᏔᏅᎯ ᏗᎨᎬᏙᏗ. ᎠᏏᏉ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎦᏘᏯ ᎦᎵ ᎤᏁᎵᏔᏅ ᏧᏁᏍᏗ ᏗᏁᏢᏔᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎯᎾᎢ ᎤᏬᎯᏳᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᎬᏩᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎩᎵᏏ ᏄᏓᎴᏒᎢ, ᎣᏦᎵᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎠᏁᏢᏔᏅᎢ ᏂᏚᏓᎴᏒᎢ ᏰᎵᏊ ᏞᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎧᎵ ᏗᏙᎵᎩ, ᎤᎵᎦᎵᏴᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᏆᏛᏃᏅ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎩᎵᏏ ᏄᏓᎴᏒᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏓᏂᎸᏨᎢ ᏄᏓᎴᏒᎢ ᎯᎠᏃ ᏗᎪᏪᎳᏅᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎩᎵᏏ ᏄᏓᎴᏒᎢ.

中文 (Simplified Chinese)
	情况说明书:糖尿病 (Fact Sheet: Diabetes)
	手册:2 型糖尿病患者 (Brochure: Living With Type 2 Diabetes)
	信息图表 (Infographics):
	什么是 2 型糖尿病 (What is Type 2 Diabetes?)
		糖尿病和老年人 (Diabetes and Older Adults)
	记事卡:A1C 检测糖尿病 (Notecard: A1c Test For Diabetes)下列文件可用若干种文字阅读。美国食品药物监督管理局是为方便国际各界而提供这些译文的;希望它们对您有帮助。本局的心愿是力图让文件译文尽可能忠实于英文原文,但我们也知道译文会有不如原文精确、明晰的情况,甚至会有漏译的地方。因此,英文版是这些文件的正式文本。

英語(Traditional Chinese)
	情況說明書:糖尿病 (Fact Sheet: Diabetes)
	手冊:2 型糖尿病患者 (Brochure: Living With Type 2 Diabetes)
	信息圖表 (Infographics):
	什麼是 2 型糖尿病 (What is Type 2 Diabetes?)
		糖尿病和老年人 (Diabetes and Older Adults)
	記事卡:A1C 檢測糖尿病 (Notecard: A1c Test For Diabetes)以下文件有幾種外語版本。美國食品及藥物管理局將這些翻譯作為一種服務提供給廣大的國際讀者。我們希望您覺得這些翻譯有用。儘管該機構已試圖獲得盡可能忠實於英文版本的翻譯,但我們認識到翻譯版本可能不如英文版本準確,清晰或完整。這些文件的正式版本為英文版本。

Français (French)
	Fiche d'information : Le diabète (Fact Sheet: Diabetes)
	Brochure : Vivre avec le diabète de type 2 (Brochure: Living With Type 2 Diabetes)
	Infographie (Infographics):
	Qu'est-ce que le diabète de type 2 ? (What is Type 2 Diabetes?)
		Le diabète et les personnes aînées (Diabetes and Older Adults)
	Carte de notes : Le test A1C pour le diabète (Notecard: A1c Test For Diabetes)Les documents ci-dessous sont disponibles en plusieurs langues. Ces traductions sont fournies par la FDA pour rendre service à un vaste public international. Nous espérons qu’elles vous seront utiles; nous avons pris le plus grand soin pour qu’elles soient le plus exactes possible, mais il peut arriver que le texte traduit ne soit pas aussi précis, clair ou complet que l’original en anglais. Veuillez noter que le texte officiel de ces documents est le texte anglais.

Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole)
	Fèy enfòmasyon: Dyabèt (Fact Sheet: Diabetes)
	Bwochi: Viv ak dyabèt tip 2 (Brochure: Living With Type 2 Diabetes)
	Enfografi (Infographics):
	Ki sa ki dyabèt tip 2 (What is Type 2 Diabetes?)
		Dyabèt ak granmoun aje (Diabetes and Older Adults)
	Notecard: Tès A1C pou Dyabèt (Notecard: A1c Test For Diabetes)Dokiman ki anba yo disponib nan plizyè lang etranje (yo). FDA ofri tradiksyon sa yo kòm yon sèvis pou yon gwo odyans entènasyonal. Nou espere ke ou jwenn tradiksyon sa yo itil. Pandan ke ajans lan te eseye jwenn tradiksyon ki fidèl ke posib nan vèsyon angle a, nou rekonèt ke vèsyon tradui yo ka pa egzak, klè, oswa konplè tankou vèsyon angle a. Vèsyon ofisyèl dokiman sa yo se vèsyon angle a.

한국어 (Korean)
	팩트 시트: 당뇨병 (Fact Sheet: Diabetes)
	브로셔: 제2형 당뇨병을 앓고 있는 삶 (Brochure: Living With Type 2 Diabetes)
	인포그래픽 (Infographics):
	제 2 형 당뇨병이란 무엇입니까? ( What is Type 2 Diabetes?
		당뇨병과 노인 (Diabetes and Older Adults)
	메모장: 당뇨병에 대한 A1C 테스트 (Notecard: A1c Test For Diabetes)아래 문서들은 몇 개 외국어로 입수할 수 있습니다. FDA는 널리 있는 국제 독자들을 위한 서비스로서 본 번역본들을 제공합니다. 저희는 여러분에게 본 번역본들이 유용하기를 바랍니다. 당청(廳)은 가능한 한 영어 원본에 충실한 번역본들을 입수하려고 했습니다만, 저희는 번역본들이 영어 원본만큼 정확하거나, 분명하거나 또는 완전하지 아니할 수도 있다는 점을 인지합니다. 본 문서들의 공식 원본은 영어 원본입니다.

Bilagáanaa Bizaad jí (Navajo)
	Naaltsoos Bee Ééhóziníí: Áshįįh Łikanii (Fact Sheet: Diabetes)
	Naaltsoos: Áshįįh Łikanii ą Naakaiígíí Bił Hijiináago (Brochure: Diabetes)
	E’elyaa Binahjį’ Hane’ii (Infographics)
	Áshįįh Łikanii ą Naakaiígíísh Ha’át’íí Óolyé (What is Type 2 Diabetes?)
		Áshįįh Łikanii dóó Náás Daazlį́’íí (Diabetes and Older Adults)
	Naaltsoos Bikáá’ Nááhádzóhí: AáC Áshįįh Łikanii Bee Bí’neel’ąąhí (Notecard: A1C Test for Diabetes)Díí naaltsos wóyah gi sinilígíí di kwíí shį́į́h Bíla’ashdla’ii Ałtah Dóóne’é nilį́į go Bizaad ał ąą’á daa t’ée go bee’ áta’ ná háne’ go Ał tah Ádóóne’é  kéyah t’áá’ náá hwís t’áa ńt’éé’ bá‘ ádeil yaa kojí FDA Da’ íníísh dóó. Kót’áó baa hane’ígíí bee’ áta’ ná háne’ go bó hó née dzą́ą́ go hane’ chii díłįł nii dzin t’áá’ daats’í nił ákó t’é. Kódóó Da’íníshígíí t’áá’ áyisíí Bilagáanaa bizaad bee ha’oo dzíí’ gi nízhóní go, k’éz don go, bik’izh doo txįł ígi’ át’áó nát’ą́ą’ bee’ ata’ ná hóóne’ doo nii dzin Ałtah Diné’é’ bizaad łah góó shį́į́ t’áá’ áaní t’áá nani tł‘ah  ał tah Diné’é bizaad bee’ Bilagáanaa bizaad dę́ę́’ bee’ ata’ ná ho jil ne’ go ła’ saad bá’á daa din go da. Bilagáanaa bizaad jí’ áyisíí bó hól níh ílįį́ go bee ha’oo dzíí’jí  dooléł hane’ yíníł ta’ go hazhó’ó bik’i’ di díí txįł.

Tagalog
	Fact Sheet: Diabetes (Fact Sheet: Diabetes)
	Brochure: Pamumuhay na may Type 2 Diabetes (Brochure: Living With Type 2 Diabetes)
	Infographics (Infographics):
	Ano ang Type 2 Diabetes (What is Type 2 Diabetes?)
		Diabetes at Mas Matatandang Adult (Diabetes and Older Adults)
	Notecard: A1C Test para sa Diabetes (Notecard: A1c Test For Diabetes)Ang mga dokumento sa ibaba ay maaring magagamit sa maraming (mga) banyagang wika. Inaalok ng FDA ang mga salin na ito bilang isang serbisyo para sa malawakang internasyonal na tagapanood. Inaasahan namin na ang pagsasalin na ito ay maging kapaki-pakinabang. Habang sinusubukan ng ahensya na makakuha ng mga salin na kasing tapat hangga't maaari sa bersyong Ingles, kinikilala namin na ang mga naisaling bersyon ay maaaring hindi kasing tumpak, kasing linaw, o kumpleto tulad ng Ingles na bersyon. Ang opisyal na bersyon ng mga dokumentong ito ay ang Ingles na bersyon.

Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
	Tờ thông tin: Bệnh tiểu đường (Fact Sheet: Diabetes)
	Tờ gấp: Sống chung với bệnh tiểu đường tuýp 2 (Brochure: Living With Type 2 Diabetes)
	Đồ họa thông tin (Infographics):
	Bệnh tiểu đường tuýp 2 là gì (What is Type 2 Diabetes?)
		Bệnh tiểu đường và Người lớn tuổi (Diabetes and Older Adults)
	Notecard: Xét nghiệm A1C để chẩn đoán tiểu đường (Notecard: A1c Test For Diabetes)Các tài liệu dưới đây có sẵn bằng một số ngôn ngữ nước ngoài. FDA cung cấp các bản dịch này như một dịch vụ cho nhiều đối tượng quốc tế. Chúng tôi hy vọng rằng bạn thấy những bản dịch này hữu ích. Mặc dù cơ quan đã cố gắng có được các bản dịch trung thực nhất có thể so với phiên bản tiếng Anh, chúng tôi nhận thấy rằng các phiên bản được dịch có thể không chính xác, rõ ràng hoặc hoàn chỉnh như phiên bản tiếng Anh. Phiên bản chính thức của các tài liệu này là phiên bản tiếng Anh.

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