Abstract:More than one in seven American adults are living with diabetes (1), making the disease a leading cause of morbidity, disability, impaired quality of life, and high health care costs in the United States (1–7). Despite advances in the science of diabetes management, rates of diabetes complications remain unacceptably high, particularly among racial/ethnic minorities, low-income individuals, and residents of rural areas (1,8–10), who often have limited access to comprehensive diabetes care. Such care includes d… Show more
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