Over 700,000 New Yorkers have diabetes — almost a third don't know they have it.
More than 100,000 New Yorkers with very poorly controlled diabetes are at high risk of heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, blindness, and amputations.
If you have diabetes, keeping your blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol in check, and not smoking, will help prevent complications.
Talk to your doctor about how you are doing.
Regular physical activity, a healthy diet, and
taking medications are very important for control
of diabetes.
Diabetes is epidemic in New York City, fueled by the increase in obesity nationwide and worldwide. In the past 15 years, the number of people with diabetes in NYC has more than doubled. In 2008, 550,000 New Yorkers reported being diagnosed with diabetes. Though serious, diabetes can be prevented and controlled—weight management is an important step.
The Diabetes Prevention and Control Program (DPCP) strives to prevent the occurrence of diabetes and improve the quality of care and quality of life for New Yorkers with diabetes through:
- Diabetes quality improvement activities
- Policy and advocacy: promoting policies for adequate reimbursement of elective lifestyle programs for both people with diabetes and at risk for diabetes
- Surveillance and evaluation
- Prevention, self-management and education programs
