Diabetes Costs Are Soaring
Diabetes costs $132 billion a year in medical costs and lost productivity, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) found in a 2003 study. Those costs have gone up 35 percent since 1997. Medical costs for people with diabetes are about 2.4 times higher than those of people who don't have diabetes. Possible solutions: Better access to preventive care, more widespread diagnosis, better disease management and new medical technologies.
Publication Source:
Vitality magazine
Online Source:
American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp
Online Editor:
Sinovic, Dianna
Online Medical Reviewer:
Godsey, Cynthia M.S., M.S.N., APRN
Online Medical Reviewer:
Lambert, J.G. M.D.
Date Last Reviewed:
2/24/2005
Date Last Modified:
2/24/2005