How does diabetes care measure up?
It can be difficult to tell which clinics offer the best care for diabetes and who delivers the best results.
This site lets you compare clinics in and around Minnesota using "the D5". This information can help you to make choices about your care and talk with your doctor about the results. Clinics are already using this information to improve the care they provide.
What is the D5?
The D5 is a set of five treatment goals that, when achieved together, represent the gold standard for managing diabetes. Reaching all five goals greatly reduces a patient's risk for the cardiovascular problems associated with diabetes. A clinic's D5 is based on the number of diabetes patients, ages 18-75, who reached all five goals: *
* The data collected for this measure are from medical groups and clinics. The data have been audited and validated by MN Community Measurement. Read more details here.