Facts and Figures

This Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System brief examines data on the prevalence of diabetes self-management education (DSME) and daily self-monitoring of blood glucose among New York State adults with diabetes.

This new fact sheet from the National Institutes of Health explains the A1C test, a widely used and important test to diagnose Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes.

These New York Tobacco Control Program statistics look at the smoking rates among adults with diabetes in New York State.

This Diabetes Prevention and Control Program report examines data on the prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes, prediabetes, and gestational diabetes among New York State adults.

Selected Metropolitan/Micropolitan Area Risk Trends (SMART) from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (SMART BRFSS) is an interactive chart tool from the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that provides data on New York State as a whole, and individual counties within the State.

This Information for Action from the New York State Department of Health focuses on the prevalence of complete tooth loss and receipt of routine dental examinations among New York State adults with and without diabetes.

This set of FAQs from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) summarize inquiries from healthcare personnel received by the CDC regarding best practices for performance of assisted blood glucose monitoring and insulin administration, including questions related to cleaning, disinfection, and storage of blood glucose monitoring equipment.

A new 2011 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that nearly 26 million Americans have diabetes and an estimated 79 million adults have prediabetes. These statistics are part of a new national diabetes fact sheet released by CDC that includes information on age, racial, and ethnic differences in diabetes; cost factors; and complications of the disease.

A 2007 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report states the importance of disease surveillance systems for chronic diseases as catalysts for preventive health policies targeted toward high-risk populations. Top public health priorities such as Type 2 diabetes and obesity require further development of these surveillance systems in order to effectively track geographic, behavioral, environmental, and socioeconomic trends, and to properly implement appropriate interventions. View the report.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rate of new diabetes cases in the United States nearly doubled over the last decade. CDC published its first state-by-state review of new diabetes diagnoses in an October 2008 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The study analyzes diabetes incidence data from surveys of more than 260,000 adults in 33 states.

This New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene chart shows adult hospitalization rates by neighborhood for New York City, including the rate due to diabetes.

This New York State Department of Health fact sheet provides clinicians with a simple list of items and services, and denotes whether they are covered my Medicaid and the percentage that is paid by Medicaid or the patient. 

This graph, produced by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shows the diabetes death rates in the United States from 1979 to 2006. It also depicts the racial disparities in diabetes mortality.

This chart from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene shows mortality rates by neighborhood for New York City, including mortality from specific conditions like diabetes.

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is an annual statewide telephone surveillance system designed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These charts contain prevalence data on diabetes in New York based on gender, age, socio-economic status (SES), and education.

Drawing from the Community Health Survey, these neighborhood profiles provide neighborhood level data on overweight and obesity, access to care, poverty rates, and levels of physical activity-- all of which contribute to the diabetes prevalence.

The diabetes epidemic is taking a large and growing toll on New York City. Some 500,000 New Yorkers – one out of eight adults – has been diagnosed with diabetes. Another 200,000 have diabetes but don’t yet know it. Certain pockets of NYC Neighborhoods have been hardest hit by this epidemic. The death rate from diabetes rose by 75% between 1990 and 2003. The New York City Board of Health recently required the reporting of hemoglobin A1C, a measure of blood sugar control, by most clinical labs that report electronically to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYCDOHMH).

The Diabetes Care Analysis–Savings Estimates were written by Bridges to Excellence. They present actuarial estimates of the per-patient savings for physicians who achieve recognition through the Diabetes Physician Recognition Program, a voluntary program for individual physicians and physician groups that provide care to people with diabetes.

This report presents the findings for New York State on fruit and vegetable consumption, an important component of diabetes prevention and management.

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is an annual statewide telephone surveillance system designed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This report presents findings for New York State on physical activity, an important component of diabetes prevention and management.

This fact sheet from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides information and maps on diabetes in New York State. The information includes data on prevalence, preventive care practices, end-stage renal disease, health status and disability, and risk factors for complications.

This map from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows how New York compares to other states in terms of diagnosed diabetes. The county-level data also shows the variation in diabetes rates within the State.

This map from the Centers for Disease Control and prevention shows the percentage of adults with diabetes by counties in New York State. It illustrates the major differences in diabetes rates by geographic region.

EpiQuery is a Web-based, user-friendly system designed to guide users through basic data analyses on several datasets, which include a variety of indicators related to diabetes.