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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
One in every five young American adults with diabetes has not seen a doctor in the past 6 months, according to a data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.
"Ongoing medical care is recommended for persons of any age who have diabetes in order to manage levels of glucose, obtain preventive care services, and treat diabetes-related complications," the researchers wrote.
Researchers at the CDC looked at 2013 government health data on 3,589 adults with diabetes. They found that adherence to care recommendations rose with age: 81.1% of people aged 18 to 39 years had seen a health care professional over the past 6 months, compared to 88.9% of those aged 40 to 64, and 93.3% of those aged 65 or older.
http://www.endocrinologyadvisor.com/diabetes-patients-skipping-doctors-visits/article/396176/
"Ongoing medical care is recommended for persons of any age who have diabetes in order to manage levels of glucose, obtain preventive care services, and treat diabetes-related complications," the researchers wrote.
Researchers at the CDC looked at 2013 government health data on 3,589 adults with diabetes. They found that adherence to care recommendations rose with age: 81.1% of people aged 18 to 39 years had seen a health care professional over the past 6 months, compared to 88.9% of those aged 40 to 64, and 93.3% of those aged 65 or older.
http://www.endocrinologyadvisor.com/diabetes-patients-skipping-doctors-visits/article/396176/