A Plan to Prevent and Control Diabetes in Texas

The Texas Diabetes Council's state plan for 2008-2009, Diabetes and Disparity, offers insight into characteristics of our state's population contributing to rising diabetes prevalence and complications. Since 1998, prevalence rates for non-Hispanic blacks have been increasing at a higher rate than rates for Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites. However, population projections indicate that Texas’ Hispanic population will more than double in the next thirty years. It is estimated that the total number of diabetes cases in Texas will increase by 77 percent in the next thirty years from 1.3 million in 2005 to almost 2.3 million in 2040. By 2040, Hispanics are projected to comprise the majority of diabetes cases.

The Texas Diabetes Council Plan to Control Diabetes in Texas is published every odd-numbered year. Identifying disparities in diabetes prevalence and mortality, and the inequities in diabetes education and care that contribute to a growing burden of diabetes in Texas drive the Texas Diabetes Council’s plan for fiscal years 2008 and 2009. The six priority areas identified for action are: advancing public policy, improving routine diabetes care and preventing complications associated with the disease, promoting professional awareness and education, increasing public awareness and education, promoting community outreach and education, and monitoring and evaluating data. View Diabetes and Disparity: A Plan to Prevent and Control Diabetes in Texas, 2008-09 (PDF, 864 kb, viewing information) Publication Number: E45-10524

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Last Updated February 5, 2007