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Data Dictionary: Health Data 2015 Release
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Data Source: Social Explorer; County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
Table: T9. Diabetes [2]
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T9. Diabetes
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Table T9 Diabetes reports diabetic medicare enrollees receiving Hba1c test. Hba1c test is a standard test that provides information about a person's average levels of blood glucose, also called blood sugar, over the past 3 months. Hba1c test is also called the hemoglobin A1c, HbA1c, or glycohemoglobin test.
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T9: Diabetes
Diabetics
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Diabetics is the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in a given county. Respondents were considered to have diagnosed diabetes if they responded "yes" to the question, "Has a doctor ever told you that you have diabetes?" Women who indicated that they only had diabetes during pregnancy were not considered to have diabetes.

Diabetic Medicare Enrollees Receiving Hba1c Test
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Diabetic Monitoring is the percentage of diabetic fee-for-service Medicare patients ages 65 - 75 whose blood sugar control was monitored in the past year using a test of their glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels.