Nebraska 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 Nebraska
$1.7M

Fiscal Year 2022 Funding

Nationally: $88.5M
145.1K

Total Diabetes Cases (Prevalence)

Nationally: 28.5M
10.8K

New Diabetes Cases (Incidence)

Nationally: 1.4M
7%
Notified of Prediabetes
Nationally: 8.8%
1.9M
State Population
Nationally: 328.2M
$993M
per year in direct medical costs attributed to diabetes
Nationally: $237B
$384M
per year in indirect costs attributed to diabetes
Nationally: $90B
Does Nebraska Have a Diabetes Action Plan?
*Yes
(28 States Nationally)
DDT Direct Funding to Nebraska
Nebraska Program Activities
National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP)
42
CDC-recognized organizations offering the lifestyle change program
(2.1K Nationally)
1
Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program suppliers
(288 Nationally)
3.9K
Participants enrolled in the National DPP lifestyle change program
(583K Nationally)
Nebraska Medicaid program does not have some level of Medicaid coverage for the National DPP lifestyle change program
Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES)
23
Recognized/accredited DSMES service providers
(2.1K Nationally)
10.3K
People with diabetes with at least one encounter at a recognized/accredited DSMES service
(929K Nationally)
Nebraska Highlights
  • The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services worked with Nebraska Methodist College to implement a new quick response code referral approach with the potential to reach about 2,800 patients across three clinics who may be at risk for prediabetes.
  • The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services collaborated with the Nebraska Pharmacist Association to coordinate courses on ADCES certification for 34 pharmacists and a medication therapy management training program for 27 pharmacists.
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Page last reviewed: September 15, 2022