Alva ML, et al. – Researchers assessed the number of state-level diabetes-attributable deaths and years of life lost in the United States. Across all states, the average diabetes-attributable death rate per 100,000 was 125 for males and 105 for females for all-cause deaths, and 40 for males and 31 for females for cardiovascular disease-related deaths. Findings suggested a great underestimation of mortality attributable to diabetes when only considering diabetes as an underlying cause of death. These results may be used as a tool in tracking state differences in deaths due to diabetes and to monitor the success of public health activities.