If blood sugars are rising click here... Perceptions on ways to improve diabetes management in primary care settings

Today there are 30M diabetics in the US, or 10% of the population. The disease costs $245B annually. 86% of diabetics do not meet the recommended targets for glycemic control, blood pressure, LDL cholesterol level, and tobacco use. With 79M Americans having pre-Diabetes the societal burden of this disease will only get worse. Today primary care physicians (PCPs) are delivering much of the diabetes care. Growing prevalence of diabetes will require PCPs to do even more, including better addressing the disease’s clinical as well as its behavioral elements. This analysis surveyed 100 primary care providers on the challenges they face managing diabetes, as well as their interest in new tools and service which could make it easier.

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