Diabetes
- More than 17 million Americans have diabetes, and about one-third of them have not been diagnosed. Type 2 diabetes, once believed to affect only adults, is being diagnosed increasingly among young people.
- The estimated economic cost of diabetes in 2002 was $132 billion. Of this amount, $91.8 billion was due to direct medical costs and $39.8 billion was due to indirect costs such as lost workdays.
- The average yearly health care cost for a person with diabetes was $13,243 in 2002, compared with $2,560 for a person without diabetes.
- Every $1 invested in outpatient training to teach self-management of diabetes prevents hospitalizations and can cut health care costs by as much as $8.76.
- Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States.
- Changes in diet and exercise to promote the loss of 5 percent to 7 percent of body weight can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes for those who are at high risk for the disease.
Sources: For original sources, contact CDC.
Resources: www.cdc.gov
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