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Comparing Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

Authors: Ashok Balasubramanyan, MD, and Wendy Bennett, MD, MPH

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Breakdown of Treatments for Diabetes in the United States

Among adults with diagnosed diabetes (type 1 or type 2), 12 percent take insulin only, 14 percent take both insulin and oral medication, 58 percent take oral medication only, and 16 percent do not take either insulin or oral medication.

Keywords: treatment | diabetes | insulin | oral medication

References:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Diabetes Fact Sheet: national estimates and general information on diabetes and prediabetes in the United States, 2011. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011.