Diabetes Costs Are Soaring
Diabetes costs $174 billion a year in medical costs and lost productivity, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) found in a 2007 study. Medical costs for people with diabetes are about 2.3 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 Associationhttp://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp
Online Source:
The Cost of Diabetes,American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/how-to-give/action/resources/cost-of-diabetes.html
Online Editor:
Mary Harmening
Online Editor:
Sinovic, Dianna
Online Medical Reviewer:
Godsey, Cynthia M.S., M.S.N., APRN
Online Medical Reviewer:
Lambert, J.G. M.D.
Online Medical Reviewer:
Rosalyn Carson-DeWitt, MD
Date Last Reviewed:
2/11/2010
Date Last Modified:
3/5/2010
Copyright Health Ink & Vitality Communications