Texas Diabetes Council

Texas Diabetes Council (TDC) addresses issues affecting people with diabetes in Texas. It advises the Texas Legislature on needed legislation to develop and maintain a statewide system of quality education services for all people with diabetes and health care professionals who offer diabetes treatment and education.

TDC Members

The Texas Legislature established the Texas Diabetes Council in 1983. Since the council's inception, TDC members have worked with private and public health care organizations to promote diabetes prevention and awareness throughout the state.

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Sign up for DSHS Diabetes email updates. This is a free service. You will receive periodic emails from the DSHS Diabetes Prevention and Control Program. Messages include information about public meetings, monthly Diabetes News You Can Use bulletin, and other related activities.

2021 Meetings

Meeting Information
Dates	Meetings	Agendas	Minutes and Webcasts
Jan. 27 Jan. 28 Jan. 28	Advocacy and Outreach Workgroup Health Professionals and Outcomes Workgroup Texas Diabetes Council	AOW Agenda -27Jan2021 HPOW Agenda -28Jan2021 TDC Agenda -28Jan2021	TDC Webcast -28Jan2021
April 21 April 22 April 22	Advocacy and Outreach Workgroup Health Professionals and Outcomes Workgroup Texas Diabetes Council
July 21 July 22 July 22	Advocacy and Outreach Workgroup Health Professionals and Outcomes Workgroup Texas Diabetes Council
Oct. 27 Oct. 28 Oct. 28	Advocacy and Outreach Workgroup Health Professionals and Outcomes Workgroup Texas Diabetes Council
Future meeting dates are subject to change.

2020 Meetings

Meeting Information
Dates	Overview or Agenda	Minutes and Webcasts
Jan. 22-23 Jan. 22 Jan. 23 Jan. 23	Overview Jan 2020 Advocacy and Outreach Workgroup Jan Agenda Health Professionals and Outcomes Workgroup Jan Agenda Texas Diabetes Council Jan Agenda	TDC Webcast -23Jan2020 TDC Minutes -23Jan2020
April 22-23	Overview April 2020 --CANCELLED--
July 22-23 July 22 July 23 July 23	Overview July 2020 Advocacy and Outreach Workgroup July Agenda Health Professionals and Outcomes Workgroup July Agenda Texas Diabetes Council July Agenda	TDC Webcast -23July2020 TDC Minutes -23July2020
Oct. 21-22 Oct. 21 Oct. 22 Oct. 22	Overview Oct 2020 Advocacy and Outreach Workgroup Oct Agenda Health Professionals and Outcomes Workgroup Oct Agenda Texas Diabetes Council Oct Agenda	TDC Webcast -22Oct2020 TDC Minutes -22Oct2020

2019 Meetings

Meeting Information
Dates	Overview	Minutes	Webcast
Jan. 23-24, 2019	Overview Jan 2019	Minutes Jan 2019	TDC Webcast -24Jan2019
April 17-18, 2019	Overview April 2019	Minutes April 2019	TDC Webcast -April182019
July 24-25-2019	Overview July 2019	Minutes July 2019	TDC Webcast -25July2019
Oct. 9-10, 2019	Overview Oct 2019	Minutes Oct 2019	TDC Webcast -10Oct2019

Council Statements

Vision: A Texas Free of Diabetes and Its Complications
Mission: To Effectively Reduce the Health and Economic Burdens of Diabetes in Texas
Position: Specific initiatives to improve outcomes and minimize barriers to impact Diabetes Care in Texas Communities for improved delivery of care through system reforms that lead to increased access and high quality, affordable, effective and efficient care for people with Diabetes and Coordination of State Services.

Council Priorities

TDC is required to conduct an assessment of the state’s diabetes prevention and treatment programs. Then use the results to develop a diabetes prevention and treatment plan by November 1 of odd-numbered years.

TDC developed a Texas Diabetes Action Plan [pdf] that consists of priorities for areas that build on past accomplishments and use current national, state, and local efforts to improve diabetes education and management in Texas. Work in the priority areas depends on the Legislature’s continued funding and support of the DSHS Diabetes Prevention and Control Program. The following priorities are included in this state plan:

Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Enrollment
Evidence-Based Prevention Program Engagement
Gestational Diabetes Screening and Follow-up
Provider Ability to Treat people with Diabetes and Improve Outcomes
Address Obesity and Prediabetes in Our School Aged Children
Transparency in Insulin and Drug Pricing for Diabetes Treatments

Council Statutory Authority

Texas Statutes, Health and Safety Code, Chapter 103. Texas Diabetes Council

Select Code: Health and Safety Code
Select Article/Chapter: Chapter 103. Texas Diabetes Council

Texas Administrative Code, Title 25 Health Services, Part 9 Texas Diabetes Council