Are People With Diabetes Doing Better or Worse
in 2025?
What's the Story?
Each year in Q2, dQ&A asks thousands of people with diabetes in the USA the following question:
How has your diabetes management changed since last year—better, worse, or about the same?
When it comes to patient-reported outcome measures, getting better or worse is really the bottom line for a disease that sadly tends to get worse over time.
This question has a lot of power. By diving into the specific situations of each patient and understanding their journeys, we can immediately see which patients are improving their lives and why.
We can also use it to infer which brands of drugs, devices, services or products are doing a better job than their competitors.
Here are some examples. All the ‘Better’ results are statistically significant at the 90% confidence level.
GLP-1 Users vs Non-Users
GLP-1s Show Positive Impact, but Not for Everyone
Data from n=3,558 people with type 2 diabetes (excluding those diagnosed in the last 12 months), shows that only 40% of people taking a GLP-1 say they are doing better than a year ago, despite the merits of GLP-1.
However, they are much more likely to report that they are doing better than those who don’t take GLP-1.
Contact us if you’d like to see deeper cuts of this data.
New CGM Users
Starting CGM Makes a Real Difference
Individuals (T1 or T2) who started on CGM within the past year are more likely than CGM non-users to say things are better (47% vs. 30%, respectively).
They are also less likely to say things are worse. The net effect is a 20% difference in those benefitting from starting CGM.
Do SGLT-2’s Make a Difference?
People Taking SGLT-2’s Are Doing Modestly Better
37% of people with type 2 diabetes taking SGLT-2 inhibitors tell us that they are doing better than last year – compared with 32% of those not on SGLT-2 (a modest but statistically significant difference).
Given the large sample sizes, it’s possible to study sub-segments of this data. Contact us to learn more.
New Pumpers are Feeling the Benefit
People Starting Pumps Within the Last Year Are Feeling Significantly Better
Our proprietary panel includes n=76 people who started pumping within the last 12 months. We asked them if they are feeling better or worse than they did a year ago.
Compared to n=966 people who take multiple daily injections of insulin, new pumpers were overwhelmingly more likely to be feeling better.
Want to Learn More?
dQ&A’s diabetes data services can deliver immediate answers to a
broad range of diabetes questions. Just ask us!
If you would like to explore how dQ&A can help your business, we invite you to
get in touch. Our team looks forward to partnering with you.
Do You Have Questions
About Diabetes Research?
dQ&A’s diabetes data services can deliver immediate answers to a broad range of diabetes questions. Just ask us!If you are interested in learning about how we can help your business, please get in touch. We would be delighted to hear from you.
