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June 29, 2021
Diabetes control worsened over the past decade
At a Glance
Managing diabetes entails reducing high blood sugar, keeping it within a healthy range, and controlling blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Over the past two decades, new medications and treatment guidelines have expanded options for diabetes care.
A research team led by Dr. Elizabeth Selvin of Johns Hopkins University examined trends in diabetes control and treatment from 1999 to 2018. They analyzed data from about 6,600 U.S. adults with diabetes who had participated in the CDC’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. NHANES is a periodic survey of a representative sample of the U.S. population. Participants were 20 years of age or older, not pregnant, and had been diagnosed with diabetes by a physician.
The study was funded by NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Results appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine, on June 10, 2021.
The team found that blood sugar (glycemic) control declined between the 2007-2010 period and the 2015-2018 period from 57.4% to 50.5%. This decline was after more than a decade of progress in glycemic control starting in 1999.
Blood pressure control showed a similar trend. After earlier progress, the percentage of among people with diabetes who had healthy blood pressure (<140/90 mm Hg) declined. From 2011–2014 to 2015–2018, blood pressure control decreased from 74.2% to 70.4% of the participants. This aligns with recent declines in blood pressure control among the general population...
June 29, 2021
Diabetes control worsened over the past decade
At a Glance
- A study found that control over blood sugar and blood pressure has declined among people with diabetes after years of progress.
- Uncontrolled diabetes increases the risk for serious health issues and could foreshadow growing complications among people with the disease.
Managing diabetes entails reducing high blood sugar, keeping it within a healthy range, and controlling blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Over the past two decades, new medications and treatment guidelines have expanded options for diabetes care.
A research team led by Dr. Elizabeth Selvin of Johns Hopkins University examined trends in diabetes control and treatment from 1999 to 2018. They analyzed data from about 6,600 U.S. adults with diabetes who had participated in the CDC’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. NHANES is a periodic survey of a representative sample of the U.S. population. Participants were 20 years of age or older, not pregnant, and had been diagnosed with diabetes by a physician.
The study was funded by NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Results appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine, on June 10, 2021.
The team found that blood sugar (glycemic) control declined between the 2007-2010 period and the 2015-2018 period from 57.4% to 50.5%. This decline was after more than a decade of progress in glycemic control starting in 1999.
Blood pressure control showed a similar trend. After earlier progress, the percentage of among people with diabetes who had healthy blood pressure (<140/90 mm Hg) declined. From 2011–2014 to 2015–2018, blood pressure control decreased from 74.2% to 70.4% of the participants. This aligns with recent declines in blood pressure control among the general population...
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