Percentage of Preventive Care Practices for Adults Aged ≥ 18 Years with Diabetes, United States, 2007
Persons with diabetes are at increased risk for serious health complication. Prevention care practices have been shown to be effective in reducing both the incidence and progression of diabetes-related complications.
In 2007, 71.7% of adults, aged 18 years and older, with diabetes in 38 states reported receiving a dilated-eye examination within the last year, 63.2% reported self-monitoring their blood glucose at least once per day, 70.2% reported receiving a foot examination within the last year, 87.6% reported seeing a doctor in the last year for their diabetes, 67.9% reported examining their feet on a daily basis, 73.7% reported having their A1c tested at least twice in the past year, 55.4% reported ever having attended a diabetes self-management class, 60.9% reported receiving an influenza vaccination within the last year, and 51.7% reported ever receiving a pneumococcal vaccine.
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Data Source: Information came from the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. The data was computed by CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation personnel.
Page last reviewed: January 6, 2009
