Fewer Than Half of Adults With Diabetes Get Critically Important Yearly Exams
Medscape Business of Medicine. 2006;7(2) Posted 07/06/2006
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Data from the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality demonstrate that less than half of adults with diabetes (41.7% ) report compliance in the year preceding the survey with all three of the recommended annual exams:

• Hemoglobin A1C

• Dilated eye exam for diabetic retinopathy or other eye damage









• Foot exam for sores and irritation

An Economic and Health Costs of Diabetes study estimated that $2.5 billion in hospital costs could be saved by preventing complications from diabetes through improved primary care

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