The Annals of Internal Medicine, April 4, 2006/Volume 144, Issue 7, Pages 1-12 reported improvements in Diabetes Care from 1988-1994 and 1999-2002. Information was obtained from 2 national surveys. These included the National health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted between 1988-1994 and a second conducted between 1999-2002.

Patients also conducted a second survey about health behaviors in 1995 and 2002. Patients participating in the study were evaluated using their blood cholesterol levels, blood sugar control, blood pressure, yearly eye and foot examinations, influenza vaccination, and aspirin use. They found that over the last ten years, patients with diabetes in America had an improvement in cholesterol control.

Despite this improvement, 2 out of 5 American adults with diabetes have poor cholesterol control, 1 out of 3 has poor blood pressure, and 1 out of 5 has poor blood glucose control. Although this study did not elaborate why diabetes care did not meet goals, it does show some improvement in cholesterol management. Improvement is still need in blood pressure control and blood glucose management.

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