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Preventive Care Practices

Age-Adjusted Rates of Annual Dilated Eye Exam, Daily Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose, Foot Exam in the Last Year, and Doctor Visit for Diabetes in the Last Year per 100 Adults with Diabetes, United States, 1994-2004

Year Practice Age-Adjusted Percent
1994 Annual Dilated Eye Exam 57.0
Daily Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose 35.7
Annual Foot Exam 48.1
Annual Doctor Visit 78.9
1995 Annual Dilated Eye Exam 58.2
Daily Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose 40.8
Annual Foot Exam 55.6
Annual Doctor Visit 87.5
1996 Annual Dilated Eye Exam 56.8
Daily Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose 41.6
Annual Foot Exam 52.3
Annual Doctor Visit 85.0
1997 Annual Dilated Eye Exam 62.1
Daily Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose 42.5
Annual Foot Exam 56.7
Annual Doctor Visit 84.6
1998 Annual Dilated Eye Exam 61.4
Daily Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose 43.0
Annual Foot Exam 58.2
Annual Doctor Visit 85.7
1999 Annual Dilated Eye Exam 62.4
Daily Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose 48.1
Annual Foot Exam 57.4
Annual Doctor Visit 86.6
2000 Annual Dilated Eye Exam 63.2
Daily Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose 48.4
Annual Foot Exam 61.3
Annual Doctor Visit 86.0
2001 Annual Dilated Eye Exam 66.5
Daily Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose 55.9
Annual Foot Exam 64.1
Annual Doctor Visit 88.0
2002 Annual Dilated Eye Exam 64.2
Daily Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose 56.5
Annual Foot Exam 66.6
Annual Doctor Visit 89.6
2003 Annual Dilated Eye Exam 61.3
Daily Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose 58.3
Annual Foot Exam 67.4
Annual Doctor Visit 88.3
2004 Annual Dilated Eye Exam 61.9
Daily Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose 60.4
Annual Foot Exam 66.6
Annual Doctor Visit 88.8

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