The Data and Trends website provides resources documenting the public health burden of diabetes and its complications in the United States. The website has now been updated to make it more intuitive, user-friendly, and easier to navigate.

The new features include:

Separate gateways for national and state surveillance data
Maps, easy-to-read graphs, and data tables illustrating state surveillance data
Ability to view state-specific trends by age or sex
Quicker access to data tables

FAQs

1. Why update the Data and Trends website?

We wanted to provide an intuitive, user-friendly, and more navigable website.

The new Data and Trends website provides:

Separate gateways for national and state surveillance data
Maps, easy-to-read graphs, and data tables illustrating state surveillance data
Ability to view state-specific trends by age or sex
Quicker access to data tables

2. Does the surveillance system provide estimates for type 1 and type 2 diabetes?

No questions are asked about the type of diabetes. We estimate the number and percent of the U.S. population with diagnosed diabetes by using data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All sampled adults are asked whether a health professional had ever told them they had diabetes. Also, parents of sampled children are asked whether their child had diabetes.

3. Does the surveillance system include estimates of gestational diabetes?

No. We estimate the number and percent of the U.S. population with diagnosed diabetes by using data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The number of women with gestational diabetes are excluded from the diabetes surveillance estimates. For estimates of gestational diabetes in the U.S. refer to the website http://www.cdc.gov/brfss.

4. Can I make state-to-state comparisons?

Yes, the Data and Trends website includes a feature where you can view maps and tables and compare states across data categories.

5. Why is there no national diabetes surveillance data for Hispanics prior to 1997?

The National Health Interview Survey, which is used to estimate diabetes prevalence in the U.S., did not begin collecting data on Hispanics until 1997.

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This page last reviewed September 06, 2007.

United States Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Diabetes Translation