By The Numbers (4pg)

Diabetes:

• 25.8 million: Americans with diabetes.

• 7 million: Americans with diabetes who have not been diagnosed.

• 79 million: Americans with prediabetes.

• 1.9 million: New cases of diabetes each year in U.S.

• $176 billion: Annual medical costs of treating diabetes in the U.S.

• 26.9%: Americans 65 and older who have diabetes.

Cholesterol:

Total Cholesterol

Desirable: less than 200

Too High: 240 and above

Good (HDL) Cholesterol

Desirable: 60 and above

Too Low: less than 40 for men and less than 50 for women

Bad (LDL) Cholesterol

Desirable: less than 100

Too High: 160 and above

Triglycerides

Desirable: less than 100

Too High: 200 and above

All adults age 20 and older should have these four cholesterol levels tested at least every five years. All it takes is a simple blood test.

Source: American Heart Association