Do you know the Economic Impact of Diabetes? #6

Economic impact of diabetes

• Even in high-income countries where diabetes treatment is given high priority, these costs remain exorbitant. In Europe the hospitalization cost for patients with both micro- and macrovascular complications is 5.5 times higher than the cost for patients with no complications5.

Sources:
2. WHO (from IDF Diabetes Atlas, 2003)
5. Williams R et al. Assessing the impact of complications on the costs of Type II diabetes, Diabetologia 2002; 45:13–17

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