{"id":36866,"date":"2025-08-01T07:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T11:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/?page_id=36866"},"modified":"2026-01-30T07:26:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T12:26:39","slug":"glycemic-status-assessment-for-patients-with-diabetes-gsd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/report-cards\/health-plans\/state-of-health-care-quality-report\/glycemic-status-assessment-for-patients-with-diabetes-gsd\/","title":{"rendered":"Glycemic Status Assessment for Patients With Diabetes (GSD)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The percentage of persons 18\u201375 years of age with diabetes (type 1 or type 2) whose most recent glycemic status (hemoglobin A1c [HbA1c] or glucose management indicator [GMI]) was at the following levels during the measurement period:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Glycemic Status &lt;8.0%.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Glycemic Status &gt;9.0%.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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>. Many complications such as heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney failure and amputation can be prevented if diabetes is detected and addressed in the early stages.<\/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\">Glycemic control is management of blood sugar levels to reduce the risk of microvascular complications (eye, kidney and nerve diseases). An A1C goal of &lt;7% (&lt;53 mmol\/mol) is appropriate for many nonpregnant adults without severe hypoglycemia or frequent hypoglycemia affecting health or quality of life. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends assessing glycemic status with HbA1c measurement or GMI using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) data from a CGM device worn by a patient for at least 14 days. The ADA also recommends standardized reports from CGM devices, such as the ambulatory glucose profile. Guidance for interpreting CGM data, including GMI, is included in the ADA guidelines <sup>(3)<\/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 most recent glycemic status (hemoglobin A1c [HbA1c] or glucose management indicator [GMI]) was at the following levels during the measurement period:\u00a0 Glycemic Status &lt;8.0%.\u00a0 Glycemic Status &gt;9.0%.\u00a0 Why It Matters Diabetes is one of the most costly and highly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":0,"parent":733,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36866","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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