Delaware Diabetes Profile

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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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National Diabetes Profile
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Key Metrics in Delaware
$944K

Fiscal Year 2022 Funding

Nationally: $88.5M
96.8K

Total Diabetes Cases (Prevalence)

Nationally: 28.5M
6.8K

New Diabetes Cases (Incidence)

Nationally: 1.4M
8.1%
Notified of Prediabetes
Nationally: 8.8%
705.7K
State Population
Nationally: 328.2M
$703M
per year in direct medical costs attributed to diabetes
Nationally: $237B
$280M
per year in indirect costs attributed to diabetes
Nationally: $90B
Does Delaware Have a Diabetes Action Plan?
Yes
(28 States Nationally)
Delaware Diabetes Action Plan
DDT Direct Funding to Delaware
Delaware Program Activities
National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP)
7
CDC-recognized organizations offering the lifestyle change program
(2.1K Nationally)
2
Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program suppliers
(288 Nationally)
3.3K
Participants enrolled in the National DPP lifestyle change program
(583K Nationally)
Delaware Medicaid program has some level of Medicaid coverage for the National DPP lifestyle change program
Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES)
6
Recognized/accredited DSMES service providers
(2.1K Nationally)
2.1K
People with diabetes with at least one encounter at a recognized/accredited DSMES service
(929K Nationally)
Delaware Highlights
  • In Delaware, over 101,100 employees of state/public organizations and their dependents have the National DPP lifestyle change program as covered benefit.
  • As of September 2021, 114 pharmacists in Delaware are using patient care processes to promote medication management for people with diabetes.
Additional Metrics
Nurse Holding Plastic Kidney
Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Chronic Kidney Disease Cases Nationally*: 37M
  • Chronic Kidney Disease Costs Nationally*: $87.2B
*Cost/case data for chronic kidney disease is not available by state.
Eye Exam
Vision Loss
  • Vision Loss Cases in Delaware: 18K
    • Nationally: 7M
  • Vision Loss Costs in Delaware: $451M
    • Nationally: $134B
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