Connecticut Diabetes Profile
Diagnosed diabetes is prevalent across all 50 states and Washington, DC. People with diabetes are at high risk of heart disease, stroke, and other serious complications, such as kidney failure, blindness, and amputation of a toe, foot, or leg. CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation (DDT) focuses on preventing type 2 diabetes, reducing diabetes complications and disability, and reducing diabetes-related disparities, which are differences in health across geographic, racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups.
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Key Metrics in Connecticut
$944K
Fiscal Year 2022 Funding
Nationally: $88.5M
268.3K
Total Diabetes Cases (Prevalence)
Nationally: 28.5M
14.4K
New Diabetes Cases (Incidence)
Nationally: 1.4M
9.7%
Notified of Prediabetes
Nationally: 8.8%
3.6M
State Population
Nationally: 328.2M
$2.7B
per year in direct medical costs attributed to diabetes
Nationally: $237B
$960M
per year in indirect costs attributed to diabetes
Nationally: $90B
Does Connecticut Have a Diabetes Action Plan?
Yes
(28 States Nationally)
Connecticut Program Activities
National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP)
23
CDC-recognized organizations offering the lifestyle change program
(2.1K Nationally)
2
Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program suppliers
(288 Nationally)
3.9K
Participants enrolled in the National DPP lifestyle change program
(583K Nationally)
Connecticut Medicaid program does not have some level of Medicaid coverage for the National DPP lifestyle change program
Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES)
20
Recognized/accredited DSMES service providers
(2.1K Nationally)
8.7K
People with diabetes with at least one encounter at a recognized/accredited DSMES service
(929K Nationally)
Connecticut Highlights
- The Connecticut Department of Public Health established a value-based payment structure for new National DPP lifestyle change program classes and provided stipends to increase enrollment among high-priority populations.
- The Connecticut Department of Public Health executed contracts with technical assistance vendors and four health care organizations to implement medication therapy management services for patients with diabetes.
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