Diabetes Management

Corporate diabetes management programs decrease chronic care costs by 60%

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, September 29th, 2003

More than 300 million people worldwide are at risk of developing diabetes, according to a new report released at the International Diabetes Federation conference in France, and a healthcare expert from Aon Corporation, a holding company, says published studies indicate that companies that implement diabetes disease management programs see a 60% decrease in chronic care costs of diabetics after 1 year.

Experts put the annual healthcare costs of diabetes worldwide for people between the ages of 20 and 79 years at more than $150 billion. Aon healthcare specialist Patricia Rossman says that diabetes is already on the rise in the U.S. If those numbers continue to increase,...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2003-09-29)

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