The proportion of adults with diabetes in the U.S. achieving glycemic control was similar in 2013 to 2020 compared with 1988 to 1994, but racial-ethnic disparities worsened during that time, according to study data.
“Despite advancements in insulin formulations and diabetes management strategies over the last 30 years, glycemic control has not improved among U.S. adults,” Siddharth Venkatraman, BS, a medical student at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, told Healio. “In fact, we saw disparities in diabetes control by race, socioeconomic status and insurance status