Here we go again: a discouraging column in a major US newspaper is lamenting the lack of progress in the prevention, management, and outcomes in diabetes care over the last 15 years.
The column, by Jane Brody in The New York Times, cited a recent study that found three out of four people with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes are unable to adequately manage the disease's major risk factors for serious complications. The risk factors include high blood glucose, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and smoking.
Furthermore, despite significant advances in the delivery of diabetes care and availability of more effective medications, the study revealed that since 2005 for the nation as a whole, there has been little or no improvement in managing diabetes and preventing or delaying the damage it can cause.
The article notes that the disease is a "chronic, progressive disorder" and that the cost of medications can average $1,000 a month. Care is particularly out of reach for those who are minorities, young adults, unemployed or poor, and those lacking good health insurance.
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