Public health tracking of diabetes is an essential part of reducing the disease burden in Connecticut, identifying high-risk groups, formulating sensible health care policy, and evaluating our state's progress in preventing this disease.
The objective of the Connecticut Diabetes Surveillance System (CDSS) is to provide timely and relevant information about diabetes and its complications in Connecticut, as well as related risk factor information. CDSS provides support to the Connecticut Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, a CDC-funded program within the Connecticut Department of Public Health. The links below provide current information regarding Connecticut deaths and hospitalizations due to diabetes and diabetes-related conditions, diabetes prevalence data, and related reports.
The objective of the Connecticut Diabetes Surveillance System (CDSS) is to provide timely and relevant information about diabetes and its complications in Connecticut, as well as related risk factor information. CDSS provides support to the Connecticut Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, a CDC-funded program within the Connecticut Department of Public Health. The links below provide current information regarding Connecticut deaths and hospitalizations due to diabetes and diabetes-related conditions, diabetes prevalence data, and related reports.
Burden of Diabetes
Connecticut Diabetes Statistics Summary (2015)
Connecticut Diabetes Statistics Summary - slides (2015)
Burden of Diabetes in Connecticut (2011)
Diabetes Fact Sheet (2011)
Connecticut Diabetes Statistics Summary - slides (2015)
Burden of Diabetes in Connecticut (2011)
Diabetes Fact Sheet (2011)
Diabetes Prevalence
Diabetes Prevalence in Connecticut, 2011 by gender, race, ethnicity, age, education, and household income from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2013)
Diabetes Prevalence, 2007-2009 by gender, race, ethnicity, age, education, household income, and Connecticut County from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2011)
Diabetes Prevalence, 2007-2009 by gender, race, ethnicity, age, education, household income, and Connecticut County from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2011)
Complication of Diabetes
Declining Rates of Diabetes-Related Lower-Extremity Amputations in CT, 1999-2009 (July 12, 2012)
Trends in Diabetes-Related Lower-Extremity Amputations in CT, by Age, Gender, and Race-Ethnicity, 1999-2009 (July 13, 2012)
Trends in Diabetes-Related Lower-Extremity Amputations in CT, by Age, Gender, and Race-Ethnicity, 1999-2009 (July 13, 2012)
Diabetes Preventive-Care Practices and Self-Management Education
Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) and Health Care Utilization Analysis - Summary of an analysis using data from the Connecticut All Payers Claims Database (APCD) to examine healthcare utilization patterns (i.e., inpatient, outpatient, and emergency department visits and filling prescriptions) of commercially insured patients with diabetes prior to receiving DSMES and after receiving DSMES.
Diabetes Quality of Care and Maintenance in New England: Can Cross-State Collaboration Move Us Forward? (2018) - This interstate analysis of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data demonstrates that inadequate annual diabetes care among adults with diagnosed diabetes was endemic even in a relatively advantaged US census division, and traditional disparities (e.g., race/ethnicity, federal poverty level bracket) only partially explained patterns in diabetes maintenance activities.
Prediabetes
Prediabetes Fact Sheet (2013)
Risk Factors
Health Disparities Information
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Hospital Charges in Connecticut: Data Update - This data brief updates Quantifying the Potential Economic Benefits of Health Equity in Connecticut: Disparities in Hospital Charges and Costs among Blacks and Hispanics compared to Whites, 2005-2012, a poster presented at the Keeneland Conference in Lexington, Kentucky on April 21, 2015. (September 2016)
Estimating Total Excess Hospital Charges Due to Race and Ethnicity in Connecticut - This summary describes an analysis conducted to quantify the disparity in hospital charges among non-Hispanic Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino Connecticut residents compared with non-Hispanic White residents. (July 2016)
Quantifying the Potential Economic Benefits of Health Equity in Connecticut: Disparities in Hospital Charges and Costs among Blacks and Hispanics compared to Whites, 2005-2012 - Poster presented at the 2015 Keeneland Conference in Lexington, KY on April 21, 2015.
Diabetes Takes Disproportionate Toll on Hispanics and Blacks written by Magaly Olivero of Connecticut Health Investigative Team (January 18, 2015)
Mortality (Death) Data & Statistics
Please see the Mortality Statistics page with diabetes and diabetes-related death counts; age-adjusted mortality and premature mortality rates; and mortality disparities by gender, race, and ethnicity.
Hospital Discharge Data
By gender, race, and ethnicity; average length of stay; and median charges (all PDF).
Visit the Hospitalization Statistics page for additional hospital discharge data.
Visit the Connecticut's Office of Health Strategy page for more information on hospital financial, billing, and discharge data.
Statistical Information & Updates
Resources
Healthy Connecticut 2020 State Health Improvement Plan (2014)
Live Healthy Connecticut: A Coordinated Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Plan (2014-2018)
Connecticut Chronic Disease Surveillance Indicators (2012)
Comments page for Chronic Disease Surveillance Indicators document
Live Healthy Connecticut: A Coordinated Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Plan (2014-2018)
Connecticut Chronic Disease Surveillance Indicators (2012)
Comments page for Chronic Disease Surveillance Indicators document
Connecticut Department of Public Health Chronic Disease Programs
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Asthma
Breastfeeding
Comprehensive Cancer
Diabetes Prevention and Control
Public Health Genomics
Health Disparities
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
Connecticut Heart Disease and Stroke Surveillance System
Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Prevention Program
Office of Health Equity
Oral Health
Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program
Asthma
Breastfeeding
Comprehensive Cancer
Diabetes Prevention and Control
Public Health Genomics
Health Disparities
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
Connecticut Heart Disease and Stroke Surveillance System
Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Prevention Program
Office of Health Equity
Oral Health
Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program
Diabetes-Related Websites
American Diabetes Association
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Diabetes Data and Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Community Health Status Indicators
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Connecticut Department of Public Health: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Connecticut Department of Public Health: Connecticut School Health Survey
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Diabetes Data and Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Community Health Status Indicators
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Connecticut Department of Public Health: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Connecticut Department of Public Health: Connecticut School Health Survey
Contact Information
Connecticut Department of Public Health
Community, Family, and Health Equity Section
Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
410 Capitol Avenue, MS # 11-CDD
Hartford, CT 06134
Phone: (860) 509-8251
Community, Family, and Health Equity Section
Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
410 Capitol Avenue, MS # 11-CDD
Hartford, CT 06134
Phone: (860) 509-8251