Clinic diabetes counts describe visits
Records measure encounters, not unique patients.
- Event / announcement date
- 2026-09-09
NCHS’s September 9 report estimated 13.8 million health-center visits by adults with type 2 diabetes in 2024—not unique patients. Its rate of 52.7 per 1,000 uses the civilian noninstitutionalized adult population (95% confidence interval: 29.4–94.3). Medication analysis excluded 22 centers with entirely missing medication data; documented prescriptions do not establish dispensing, use or treatment success. [1]
The data dictionary traces electronic-record collection to 2021. It prohibits patient-level estimates from patient identifiers. In 2024, 107 of 384 centers submitted records. Weighting accounts for sampling and nonresponse; analysts must exclude centers missing entire variables and adjust weights again. Encounters therefore require different interpretation from a count of people receiving effective care. [2]
The source
- NCHS: Diabetes health-center encounters ↗
Source date 2026-09-09 · reviewed October 30, 2026; 2024 encounter data. - NCHS: Encounter data dictionary ↗
Undated reference · reviewed October 30, 2026 · No publication date is given to day; 2026.
About this item: Retrospective report. No first-hand reporting or independent testing is claimed. Corrections policy.
