November is American Diabetes Month

Diabetes continues to be a prevalent health concern in the US. Approximately 20.8 million Americans, or 7.0% of the population, have diabetes. Of these, 10.3 million people are age 60 and over. Left undiagnosed, diabetes can lead to serious complications such as heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney damage, lower-limb amputations and premature death. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reminds health care professionals that Medicare provides coverage of diabetes screening tests for beneficiaries at risk for diabetes or those diagnosed with pre-diabetes. CMS needs your help to ensure that people with Medicare are assessed for and informed about their risk factors for diabetes or pre-diabetes, and that those who are eligible take advantage of the diabetes screening tests.

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