The increasing incidence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children and young people in the USA will result in an expanding population of young adults at risk of developing early complications of diabetes whose health-care needs will exceed those of their peers. Findings regarding age and season of diagnosis will inform focused prevention efforts (The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology)
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Trends in Diabetes Treatment and Control in U.S. Adults, 1999–2018
After more than a decade of progress from 1999 to the early 2010s, glycemic and blood-pressure control declined in adult NHANES participants with diabetes, while lipid control leveled off (NEJM)
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Evaluating the Safety of New Drugs for Improving Glycemic Control
Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability (FDA, USA)
National Diabetes Statistics Report
Estimates of Diabetes and Its Burden in the United States (CDC)
Public Health Approaches to Type 2 Diabetes Prevention: the US National Diabetes Prevention Program and Beyond
Successful type 2 diabetes prevention strategies are being realized in the USA through the National Diabetes Prevention Program and elsewhere in the world. A multi-tiered approach involving appropriate risk targeting and whole-population efforts is essential to curb the global diabetes epidemic (Current Diabetes Reports)
New directions in incidence and prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in the USA
After an almost 20-year increase in the national prevalence and incidence of diagnosed diabetes, an 8-year period of stable prevalence and a decrease in incidence has occurred (BMJ)
Composite cardiovascular risk factor target achievement and its predictors in US adults with diabetes: The Diabetes Collaborative Registry
In our US registry of patients with DM, only one in five patients were achieving comprehensive risk factor control. Multifactorial interventions will be necessary to optimize ASCVD risk factor control (Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism)
The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd edition, provides information and guidance on the types and amounts of physical activity that provide substantial health benefits (JAMA)
Economic Costs of Diabetes in the U.S. in 2017
After adjusting for inflation, economic costs of diabetes increased by 26% from 2012 to 2017 due to the increased prevalence of diabetes and the increased cost per person with diabetes (Diabetes Care)
A plateau in new onset type 1 diabetes: Incidence of pediatric diabetes in the United States Military Health System
The incidence of type 1 diabetes among children appears to plateau during the study period, suggesting a steady state of type 1 diabetes within this pediatric population. The MHS provides an accurate and up to date look at incidence of type 1 diabetes and may reflect broader trends of incidence of pediatric disease for the U.S. as a whole (Pediatric Diabetes)
Disparities in Diabetes Deaths Among Children and Adolescents — United States, 2000–2014
This is the first time diabetes mortality among Hispanic children and adolescents has been reported and compared with mortality among whites and blacks (CDC)
Psychosocial Care for People With Diabetes
A Position Statement of the American Diabetes Association
USA – 2016 Outpatient glucose monitoring consensus statement
This document seeks to encourage “meaningful monitoring,” a term that signifies an approach that is intended to empower patients to manage glucose levels and reduce the risk of hypoglycemia (American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology)
Prevalence of and Trends in Diabetes Among Adults in the United States, 1988-2012
Between 1988-1994 and 2011-2012, the prevalence of diabetes increased in the overall population and in all subgroups evaluated (JAMA)
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