Search Email Updates Contact Us Residents Business Visitors Government Office of the Mayor NYC.gov always open
Translate This Page Print This Page Email a Friend Newsletter Sign-Up
Text Size : Sm Med Lg

Diabetes

couple cycling Over 700,000 New Yorkers have diabetes — almost a third don't know they have it.

In New York City, 40% of elementary school children are overweight, which puts them at risk for diabetes.

Uncontrolled diabetes can cause blindness, end-stage renal disease—which may require dialysis—and lower extremity amputations in adults.

Information for Providers

Last Updated: August 20, 2012