Incidence.Both at the local level, as nationally, type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus has a greater presence in the female population.

58% of cases of type 2 diabetes in Durango are women.

58 percent of cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus that are registered in Durango are women, while at the country level it is 57.6 percent.

In the case of type 1 diabetes mellitus, in the entity 62 of cases are women, while at the national level it is 58 percent.

Until the epidemiological week.18, which includes from April 30 to May 4, in Durango there have been two thousand 717 new cases of type 2 and 24 diabetes of type 1.

The foregoing, according to the report of the General Directorate of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health, indicating that in the country there are 135 thousand 500 cases of type 2 and 954 diabetes of type 1.

Type 2 diabetes, also known as non -insulin -dependent, is caused by an ineffective use of insulin in the body.

To a large extent occurs due to excessive body weight, inappropriate feeding habits and physical inactivity.

Type 1 diabetes, also called insulin -dependent or initial in childhood, is an autoimmune disease that is characterized by poor or zero insulin production from an early age.

It requires daily insulin administration, which is achieved by injections or infusion pumps.It has nothing to do with obesity or bad eating habits.

BREAKDOWN
At present in the state of Durango, there are a thousand 143 new cases of type 2 diabetes in men, while in women there are 1,574.

Meanwhile, at the national level there are 57 thousand 405 new cases of type 2 diabetes in men, while in women there are 78 thousand 095.

With regard to type 1 diabetes in the state of Durango, there are nine new cases in men, while in women they are 15.

Also, at the national level there are 399 new cases of type 2 diabetes in men, while in women they are 555.