Data Dictionary: Health Data 2014 Release
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Table: T9. Diabetes [1]
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T9. Diabetes
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Table T9 Diabetes reports diabetic medicare enrollees receiving Hba1c test. Hba1c test is a standard test that provides information about a person's average levels of blood glucose, also called blood sugar, over the past 3 months. Hba1c test is also called the hemoglobin A1c, HbA1c, or glycohemoglobin test.
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Excerpt from: Social Explorer; Health Data 2014: Technical Documentation
 
T9: Diabetes
Diabetic Medicare Enrollees Receiving Hba1c Test

Diabetic Monitoring is the percentage of diabetic fee-for-service Medicare patients ages 65-75 whose blood sugar control was monitored in the past year using a test of their glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels.

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