Cost Of Diabetes

This essay will focus on type 2 diabetes, which is becoming one of the fast growing chronic health conditions in the United Kingdom (UK). Approximately 700 people are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes each day in the UK (Diabetes Uk, (2014)a). It is costing the NHS about £10billion pounds each year to treat diabetes along with its complication and it is expected to rise in the next couple of years (Diabetes UK, (2014)b).

The high dispersion of diabetes, especially through the aging population, comes at a considerable economic cost. Health care expenses for individuals with diabetes are 2.3 times greater than expenses for those without diabetes, and diabetes complications account for a significant amount of those cost.

The percent change in spending for heart disease was attributed to a 68.6% increase in cost per treated case and a 30.3% increase in the population treated. Heart disease spending was the largest among 15 medical conditions experiencing the largest rise in spending. Interestingly, the rise in cost per treated hypertension case accounted for 60% of the overall growth in spending for hypertension compared with a 19% rise in treated prevalence of the disease. This was attributed to the emergence of new and more costly antihypertensive drugs. In contrast, 50% of the rise in health care spending for diabetes was a result of a rise in treated prevalence and only 24% was attributed to an increased cost per treated case. The total spending for diabetes increased from $8.6 billion in 1987 to $18.28 billion in 2000. Spending for diabetes will surely rise exponentially in the next 10 years because of the continued increase in prevalence of the population being treated and an increased cost per case as new diabetic drugs enter the pharmacologic armamentarium. The spending for diabetes and the spending for heart disease are obviously intertwined.

Type II diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people in the United States and is also a disease that is continually growing in numbers. The cost of the individual and national health care systems is also a number that is growing. Policy for prevention of diabetes and pre-diabetes is something that while has changed some in the past, has been basically the same for the past 20-25 yeas. This disease affects many throughout the country, but effects those in the middle and lower classes due to the cost of eating healthier being greater than the alternative and also due to the fact that these groups are less likely to go for routine health care.

It is evident that diabetes has become a real problem something must be done about it. People must start taking care of themselves by eating right and being physically active and healthy if they don’t have diabetes or seeking professional assistance as soon as possible if they already have diabetes. I also believe that government and big organizations need to increase awareness about this dangerous disease and what must be done to avoid

need for increased understanding of the economic, and societal seriousness of diabetes and its complications, and of the escalating costs to individuals, families, workplaces, society and governments.

Type II Diabetes is a growing disease that according to Ley, Ardisson Korat, Qi, Tobias, Cuilin, Lu and ... Hu (2016) approximately 415 million adults are affected by this disease world wide and in the United States in 2015, $348 million dollars was spent on treatment for diabetes. Additionally, the growing number of people who are projected to develop type II diabetes is

Diabetes remains the 7th leading cause of death in the United States. The cost of care for diabetics and new cases of diagnosed diabetes patient’s rise more and more each year. In 2010 234’051 death certificates were issued with the mention of diabetes as a contributing factor to the death. About 60% of lower limb amputations were performed. The cost of care for diabetics is now at an astronomical high of $176 billion dollars. A change a most be made to prevent all of this loss. (American Diabetes Association, 2014)

The effects of diabetes are nothing less than devastating. It is a disease that is affected by interdependent genetic, social, economic, cultural, and historic factors (CDC, 2011a). In the United States, nearly 26 million Americans are living with diabetes, and another 79 million Americans have prediabetes (CDC, 2011a). Diabetes has been associated with reducing the quality of life of people with the disease, and it also has a tremendous economic burden on our health care system. In 2007, diabetes and its complication accounted for $218 billion in direct and indirect costs in 2007 alone (Dall, et al., 2010).

There are costs of diabetes that the community pays for, helping those with the condition. These costs can be direct - costs linked specifically to diabetes, indirect - not specifically associated with diabetes, or intangible - being costs which aren’t physical, such as emotional pain. In relation to diabetes, community costs are increasing as is the number of individuals who have diabetes. Direct costs for communities can include funding treatment costs, cost of prevention strategies, cost of pharmaceuticals and cost of diagnosis. The direct cost of funding the treatment of diabetes includes having to pay for hospitalisation service costs. Even though the community as a whole has to assist in paying for the hospitalization of individuals experiencing diabetes. The average cost of hospitilisation services for people who have diabetes is around 6.3 billion dollars, most of which is coming from communities worldwide. Educating and promoting the younger generations of diabetes and the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle to prevent the condition also costs the community. Promotional campaigns such as WDD and Measure Up costs the community to run each year, so that the prevalence of diabetes can be reduced. Other promotional techniques such as talks with local schools and programs such as Healthy Harold costs the community to educate the younger generation on the importance of decreasing the amount of people with diabetes so that the costs to individuals

According to Shukla, obesity, diet, physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption, socioeconomic status, and many other problems could be factors lead to diabetes for ATSI people (2010). Once someone suffer diabetes, the effect on life may huge for them. For example, one of impacts is economy. Some medication, tests or equipment may be paid out-of-pocket. More cost will be produced in the further treatment (AIHW, 2002). Loitja lives in a crowd room with her big family, they have not enough money for fresh food, her left below-knee

Improving relationships between patient-provider will increase communication which is essential to improve outcomes and lower healthcare expenditures. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) there are about 350 million people suffering from diabetes mellitus (DM) and by 2030, diabetes will become the seventh leading cause of death worldwide with diabetes deaths expected to raise by 50% by the next 10years. (http:/ /www.who.int/features/factfiles/diabetes/en/index.html.) Cases of diagnosed diabetes cost the United States an estimated$245million in 2012. This cost is expected to rise with the increasing diagnoses. (Center for Disease and Control and prevention).

For the year 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that, 29.1 million people in the united states had diabetes, and of those 21.0 million people were diagnosed and 8.1 million people were undiagnosed (2014). The number of people that have the disease can be used to illustrate the major impact the disease has on society. The disease can affect an individual directly through personal diagnosis. When family member is diagnosed with type II diabetes, it can indirectly affect their close relatives by the increased risk that they may one day be diagnosed with the disease because of genetics. The fact that 8.1 million people were undiagnosed in 2012 should be very concerning for both healthcare providers and society (CDC, 2014). The proper management and compliance is very important with type II diabetes and cannot be initiated until a diagnosis is made. When the disease is uncontrolled other complications can occur. This creates a negative effect on society due to the deficit that exist. Whether the actual impact the disease has on society is positive or negative can be related to whether the disease is properly diagnosed and managed accordingly. Although type II diabetes is a part of society working to try to prevent the disease and timely diagnose the disease is a positive impact diabetes has on society. Increase education about the signs and symptoms of the disease and screenings could aid in the early diagnosis of the disease. Earlier diagnosis can aid in better prognosis of the

Diabetes is a condition that affected nearly one hundred and fifteen millions Americans in 2012 ("Statistics About Diabetes"). A big number of the individuals is being affected, but it is frightening that diabetes awareness is not emphasized as greatly as other conditions. Diabetes is the increase in blood sugar, which can lead to heart disease. Heart disease is still as of today, the leading cause of death in the United States of America, so diabetes should be taken seriously. Although there is no cure as of today, there are a lot of steps that can be taken in order to maintain the condition.

Type 2 diabetes is probably the most recognizable chronic condition that results from obesity and it is an interesting condition to study because it is linked directly to increased healthcare costs and a number of lifestyle choices (Canning, Eggleston, Lecates, Ross-Degnan, Soumerai, Trinacty, Wharam, Zhang, 2013). Insurers have claimed that it costs $10,000 per year extra to treat someone with diabetes. A study conducted by the Healthcare Cost Institute (which is backed by United Health Group, Humana, Aetna, and Kaiser Permanente) seemed to support that statement. The study found that it cost $15,000 to treat a diabetic compared to $4,305 to cover the expenses of a non-diabetic