{"id":36860,"date":"2025-08-01T07:00:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T11:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/?page_id=36860"},"modified":"2026-01-30T07:25:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T12:25:37","slug":"blood-pressure-control-for-patients-with-diabetes-bpd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/report-cards\/health-plans\/state-of-health-care-quality-report\/blood-pressure-control-for-patients-with-diabetes-bpd\/","title":{"rendered":"Blood Pressure Control for Patients With Diabetes (BPD)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW259682429 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259682429 BCX0\">The percentage of persons 18\u201375 years of age with diabetes (type 1 or type 2) whose blood pressure (BP) was adequately controlled (&lt;140\/<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259682429 BCX0\">90 mm<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259682429 BCX0\"> Hg) during the measurement period.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW259682429 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Why It Matters<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Diabetes is one of the most costly and highly prevalent chronic diseases in the United States. Approximately 38 million U.S. adults have diabetes; 8.7 million of these cases are undiagnosed. Complications from the disease cost the country nearly $413B annually <sup>(1)<\/sup>. Diabetes is the eighth leading cause of death in the U.S. and killed approximately 103,294 people in 2021 <sup>(2)<\/sup>.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Left unmanaged, diabetes can lead to more serious health conditions, including high blood pressure <sup>(5)<\/sup>. People with diabetes are especially prone to high blood pressure because of the amount of insulin in their body <sup>(6)<\/sup>. Controlling BP levels helps reduce major cardiovascular events (heart attack, stroke and heart failure) and microvascular complications (eye, kidney and nerve diseases) <sup>(3)<\/sup>. The on-treatment blood pressure goal is &lt;130\/80 mmHg, if it can be safely attained. For adult patients with diabetes, blood pressure goal is \u2264140\/90 mmHg <sup>(4)<\/sup>.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-teams=\"true\">Historical Results \u2013 National Averages<\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The percentage of persons 18\u201375 years of age with diabetes (type 1 or type 2) whose blood pressure (BP) was adequately controlled (&lt;140\/90 mm Hg) during the measurement period.\u00a0 Why It Matters Diabetes is one of the most costly and highly prevalent chronic diseases in the United States. 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