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.
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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Meetings
Past Meetings
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
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Code: Health and Safety Code
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Article/Chapter: Chapter 103. Texas Diabetes Council
Texas Administrative Code, Title 25 Health
Services, Part 9 Texas Diabetes Council