HEALTH EQUITY

Breaking down barriers


Medtronic is working to address health inequities for people living with diabetes. We are committed to helping reduce inequities in the utilization of diabetes technology.

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Diabetes in communities of color


Prevalence*

Type 1 & type 2 diabetes


Native American
14.7%
Hispanic
12.5%
Black
11.7%
Asian
9.2%
White
7.5%

3x

less likely for Black & Hispanic Americans to use a CGM.

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2x

less likely for Black Americans to use an insulin pump.**

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* CDC. National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2020 pg. 4
‡ Compared to White Americans
** Agarwal Et Al., Racial-ethic Inequality In Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Volume 105, Issue 8, August 2020, Pages E2960-e2969

Higher rates of complications


People of color face a higher rate of diabetes complications, compared to their White counterparts.Δ

2.0x

more likely for Black or Hispanic Americans to die from diabetes-related complications.

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1.4x

more likely for Hispanic Americans to have diabetes-related amputations.

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4.0x

more likely for Black Americans to present with a DKA event during Covid-19.

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80%

more likely for Asian Americans to have end stage renal disease.

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Δ Reference: CDC, 2019. National Vital Statistics Report. Vol. 68, No. 9. Table 10. National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports, Young, Maynard, and Boyko. Diabetes Care 26:2392–2399, 2003. Data Query Inequities in Diabetic Ketoacidosis Among Patients With Type 1 Diabetes and COVID-19: Data From 52 US Clinical Centers. Ebekozien et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2021, Vol. 106, No. 4, e1755–e1762.

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Acquire Some Knowledge (ASK)


ASK is a campaign to create awareness of health inequities and provide education for people living with diabetes.

Our Medtronic customers share their stories as people of color living with diabetes.

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Our commitment


Ongoing initiatives to address health equity for people of color living with diabetes.

American Diabetes Association (ADA) Community


Partners


$1M to boost access to life-saving technology
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T1D Exchange


Real-world actions


T1D exchange does more than just "analyzing the effects of interventions in current diabetes care pathway"
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National Institutes of Health


Supporting research


NIH does more than just "study outcomes in Black youth with type 1 diabetes using technology"
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Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Report


Our mission


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