title: Diabetes: the growing epidemic.
abstract: This policy brief examines the prevalence and management of diabetes among adults in California based on data from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2005). It also describes how the prevalence and management of diabetes have changed over time, based on data from CHIS 2001 and CHIS 2003. The brief concludes with public policy recommendations intended to reduce the risk of developing diabetes and its related complications.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, USA.
authors.forename: Allison L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Diamant
authors.forename: Susan H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Babey
authors.forename: Theresa A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Hastert
authors.forename: E Richard
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001213:Asian; D044383:Black People; D002140:California; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000628:therapy; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis; D004522:Educational Status; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000097:blood / Q000517:prevention & control; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000097:blood; D007198:Indians, North American; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D010808:Physical Examination; D011203:Poverty; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000208:ethnology; D014787:Vision Tests; D044465:White People; D001741:Black or African American