Diabetes Prevention and Control
- Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States and accounted for $116 billion in total U.S. healthcare system costs in 2007 (CDC)
. - Almost 24 million Americans have diabetes, including 5.7 million who don’t know they have the disease (CDC) .
- About 186,300 people younger than 20 years have diabetes—Type 1 or Type 2 (CDC) .
Task Force Recommendations & Findings
This table lists interventions reviewed by the Community Guide, with Task Force findings for each (definitions of findings). Click on an underlined intervention title for a summary of the review.
| Healthcare System Level Interventions | |
| Case Management Interventions to Improve Glycemic Control | Recommended January 2001 |
| Disease Management Programs | Recommended December 2000 |
| Self-Management Education | |
| In Community Gathering Places - Adults with Type 2 Diabetes | Recommended March 2001 |
| In the Home - Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes | Recommended March 2001 |
| In the Home – People with Type 2 Diabetes | Insufficient Evidence March 2001 |
| In Recreational Camps | Insufficient Evidence March 2001 |
| In Worksites | Insufficient Evidence September 2000 |
| In School Settings | Insufficient Evidence September 2000 |
For More on this Topic
CDC, Diabetes Public Health Resource
Department of Health and Human Services,
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions on this page are those of the Community Preventive Services Task Force and do not necessarily represent those of CDC.
Sample Citation
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Guide to Community Preventive Services. Diabetes prevention and control. www.thecommunityguide.org/diabetes/index.html. Last updated: MM/DD/YYYY.
