Racial Disparities In Diabetes Technology Use Widen Among Medicare The gap between black and white medicare beneficiaries in use of diabetes technology widened significantly between 2017 and 2019 according to results of a new study. the research, which looked specifically at prevalence of insulin pump therapy and continuous glucose monitoring (cgm), found that while use of both technologies increased among white and ethnic populations over the 3 years. In the united states, the burden of diabetes disproportionately impacts communities facing health disparities. 1 these communities also experience barriers in accessing currently available digital health technologies. 2, 3 the reasons for existing inequities in access to and in the use of digital health technologies to support diabetes self.
Racial Inequity In Diabetes Technology Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries Disparities in diabetes technology use, dka, and glycemic control were apparent among black and hispanic patients with t1d. differences in technology use ameliorated but did not fully account for disparities in hba1c or dka. Despite recent advances in diabetes technology, the distribution of healthcare resources is often unequal among racial and socio economic groups. a recent multicenter study looking at technology use amongst young adults with t1d demonstrated that socioeconomic. Disparities in the use of new diabetes medications: widening treatment inequality by race and insurance coverage diabetes educator angela serafina instructs people that administer insulin to patients in jobs such as in nursing homes and assisted living facilities on oct. 12, 2017. An analysis of medicare fee for service data from 2017 2019 details the widening gaps in access to newer diabetes technologies for non white patients in the us.
Racial Disparities In Access And Use Of Diabetes Technology Among Adult Disparities in the use of new diabetes medications: widening treatment inequality by race and insurance coverage diabetes educator angela serafina instructs people that administer insulin to patients in jobs such as in nursing homes and assisted living facilities on oct. 12, 2017. An analysis of medicare fee for service data from 2017 2019 details the widening gaps in access to newer diabetes technologies for non white patients in the us. In an analysis of data on technology use among medicare beneficiaries with type 1 diabetes published in the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, insulin pump and cgm use increased. The use of insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors (cgms) increased in recent years among medicare beneficiaries with type 1 diabetes, but so did disparities in usage between black and white.
Racial Disparities In Diabetes Technology And Care Diatribe In an analysis of data on technology use among medicare beneficiaries with type 1 diabetes published in the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, insulin pump and cgm use increased. The use of insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors (cgms) increased in recent years among medicare beneficiaries with type 1 diabetes, but so did disparities in usage between black and white.
Gap In Diabetes Technology Use By Race Among Medicare Beneficiares