Monday, July 8, 2013

Healthy People 2020

GOAL:
Reduce the disease and economic burden of diabetes mellitus (DM) and improve the quality of life for all persons who have, or are at risk for, DM. 




A FEW OBJECTIVES: 
  • Increase the proportion of persons with diagnosed diabetes who receive formal diabetes education
  • Reduce the death rate among persons with diabetes
  • Increase the proportion of adults with diabetes who perform self-blood glucose-monitoring at least once daily
  • Improve glycemic control among persons with diabetes
  • Improve lipid control among persons with diagnosed diabetes
  • Reduce the rate of lower extremity amputations in persons with diagnosed diabetes 


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