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DLC Brief: Type 1 Diabetes Screening
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DLC and DPAC Joint Statement on Congress' End of Year Spending Package
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DLC and DPAC Joint Statement on the FTC’s Case Against Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)
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Consensus Statement: Towards the standardisation of adult person-reported outcome domains in diabetes research
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The Diabetes Leadership Council Recognizes Three Congressional Leaders as Diabetes Champions
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DLC and DPAC issue joint statement on Tennessee decision to reject legislation that would cap insulin costs
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DLC leads consensus statement on diabetes health care reform
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DLC & DPAC welcome Medicare news on lower insulin costs
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DLC statement on authorized generic insulin
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Diabetes Action Plans
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Letter to CMS: Chronic Kidney Disease Treatment
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Diabetes Advocates Call for CDC Guidance on COVID Vaccine Boosters
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The Diabetes Leadership Council & Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition Applaud the Supreme Court’s Decision to Uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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DLC Seeks Support for National Diabetes Heart Connection Day
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DLC supports Outpatient Glucose Monitoring Consensus Statement
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DLC offers steps to help reduce insulin costs
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DLC Urges NM Legislature to Overturn Veto on State's First Diabetes Action Plan
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DLC urges CMS not to approve Kentucky HEALTH
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Access To Insulin - Employer Plan Design Initiative
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DLC's George Huntley advocates for patient-centered insurance design
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Safe at School
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Access to Insulin - Roundtable Quantifies # of People Using Insulin Exposed to List Price
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UnitedHealthcare to restrict pump access for children with T1D
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DLC Speaks Out Against UnitedHealth Group's Limitation of Patient Choice of Insulin Pumps
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Statements and Letters

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Sharps Disposal
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Letter to CMS: Chronic Kidney Disease Treatment
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Fast Facts

#7
Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S. and is likely underreported
1 in 3
People with prediabetes do not know they have it
1 in 5
People with diabetes do not know they have it
90-95%
People with diabetes who have type 2 diabetes
5-10%
People with diabetes who have type 1 diabetes
122 MILLION
Americans with diabetes
2.3x
Higher higher average medical costs for a person with diabetes compared to a person without diabetes
$16,750
Annual average medical spending for a person with diabetes, of which $9,600 is directly attributed to diabetes
$1 in $4
U.S. health care dollars related to diabetes
$237 BILLION
Direct medical costs related to diagnosed diabetes in the U.S. (in 2017, now more than $260 billion inflation adjusted to 2021)
$327 BILLION
Total estimated cost of diagnosed diabetes in the U.S. (2017)
#7
Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S. and is likely underreported
1 in 3
People with prediabetes do not know they have it
1 in 5
People with diabetes do not know they have it
90-95%
People with diabetes who have type 2 diabetes
5-10%
People with diabetes who have type 1 diabetes
122 MILLION
Americans with diabetes
2.3x
Higher higher average medical costs for a person with diabetes compared to a person without diabetes
$16,750
Annual average medical spending for a person with diabetes, of which $9,600 is directly attributed to diabetes
$1 in $4
U.S. health care dollars related to diabetes
$237 BILLION
Direct medical costs related to diagnosed diabetes in the U.S. (in 2017, now more than $260 billion inflation adjusted to 2021)
$327 BILLION
Total estimated cost of diagnosed diabetes in the U.S. (2017)

Policy Recommendations to Improve U.S. Health Care

Patient costs for medicines, equipment and supplies should reflect all discounts and rebates negotiated or mandated across the supply chain, just like other health care products and services. National level rebate reform is a critical step to help patients afford their medicines and confront perverse financial incentives in the current system.

Download Our Consensus Statement