Diabetes Ten City Challenge Interim Results Show Improved Patient Health Across Key Clinical and Patient Satisfaction Indicators

Data Proves Collaborative Care Model is Working for Nearly 1,000 Participants

Interim results published in the March/April issue of the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association (JAPhA) show that participants in the Diabetes Ten City Challenge (DTCC) improved across all key clinical and patient satisfaction indicators in the early stages of the program, the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation announced today.

Initial data show a positive trend in controlling diabetes, the chronic disease that affects 21 million Americans, costs the United States more than $174 billion annually and is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. The final DTCC report, due out in 2009, will include cost-savings data for DTCC employers.

The Diabetes Ten City Challenge (DTCC) is an employer-based diabetes self-management program conducted by APhA Foundation with support from GlaxoSmithKline. Since it was launched in October 2005, 31 employers in ten cities have joined forces with hundreds of pharmacists to help more than 1,000 people manage their diabetes.