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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 lower-limb amputations. CDC plays a vital role in raising awareness about prevention, care, and management of all types of diabetes, including prediabetes, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and gestational diabetes. CDC provides comprehensive information and support to the public to help reduce diabetes-related complications and disability and address disparities in health and health care access across various geographic, racial, and socioeconomic groups.
National key metrics
- National Population: 333,287,557
- Total Diabetes Cases (Prevalence): 31,337,970
- New Diabetes Cases (Incidence): 2,031,000
- Prediabetes*: 25,645,000
- DDT Funding: $124M
- Total Direct Medical Cost Attributed to Diabetes: $361B
*Asterisks indicate the data are less precise, but still may be informative
State Diabetes Action Plans
National DDT direct funding
Total DDT Investment: $124,386,215
CDC-RFA-DP23-0020 Investment: $82,428,991
National program activities
National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP)
- Number of CDC-recognized organizations offering lifestyle change program: 1502
- Number of Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program suppliers: 286
- Number of participants enrolled in a National DPP Lifestyle Change Program: 745,102
- States that have some level of Medicaid coverage of the National DPP Lifestyle Change program: 29
Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES)
- Number of recognized/accredited DSMES service providers: 2090
- Number of people with diabetes with at least one encounter at a recognized/accredited DSMES service: 980,255