T9. Diabetes [1] - Health Data 2019 (SE) - Health Data 2019 Release

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T9. Diabetes [1]

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T9.

Diabetes

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Variable	Label
T009_001	Percent of Diabetics

Notes:

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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Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; Health Data 2015: Technical Documentation
	Health Data: Technical Documentation -> Subject Definitions -> T9: Diabetes

T9: Diabetes

Diabetics

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

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.