Diabetes

According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, almost 220,867 persons are diagnosed with diabetes in Colorado and another 92,764 are likely to have the disease but do not know it. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) estimates indicate the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in Colorado adults for 2005 was about 4.8 percent.

Diabetes Rates Chart

Over 2,000 Coloradans die every year from diabetes-related causes, and there are over 40,000 hospital discharges for diabetes complications in the state every year.

Working with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), CFMC is a committed partner with statewide stakeholders in the fight against diabetes by promoting diabetes education to physicians and beneficiaries. CFMC provides free educational materials to the public and assists physician offices with the delivery of preventive care services to Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes.

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Colorado Diabetes Control and Prevention Eye Awareness Campaign

The Eye Awareness Campaign is designed to help save the sight of people with diabetes in Colorado. Free materials are available to download by visiting the web link below to use in your physician office.

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Site

CFMC and EyeCare America Partnership (links open new windows)

CFMC and EyeCare America are working together to promote annual, dilated eye exams for people with diabetes. Free materials are available on EyeCare America’s webpage listed below.

Diabetes Resources (links open new window):

Questions?

For more information contact Terrey Currie, Project Assistant, at 303-784-5732, TCurrie@cfmc.org.

The Colorado Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC), the Medicare quality improvement organization for Colorado, prepared this material under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents do not necessarily reflect CMS Policy.