Aging Americans and diabetes. A public health and clinical response.

Aging Americans experience normal age-related physiological changes and an increased burden of diabetes. Responding to the burden of diabetes will require a public health and clinical response. This article discusses how the Division of Diabetes Translation (DDT) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) translates scientific findings into public health practice and introduces a 4-article series written by DDT and external partners that provides an overview of diabetes treatment guidelines among the aging; the role of psychosocial processes in diabetes management; implementation of diabetes treatment guidelines; and Identifying resources for patient education.