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for people with the disease and their families. People with diabetes must often change their lifestyle (nutrition and physical activity), monitor blood glucose levels daily and take medication that can range from pills to insulin injections. Living well with diabetes requires the development of a balanced lifestyle that is in tune with both the physical and the mental challenges of the disease.

Economic Impact on Individuals
Economic costs of diabetes can include higher insurance rates, medication and monitoring costs, more frequent healthcare visits and, in some cases, lowered work productivity. In some countries, insurance does not pay for all costs associated with diabetes management and education. WHO estimates that a low-income Indian family may have to allocate 25 percent of its income for the treatment of an adult with diabetes.

Economic Impact on Societies
For a country like Bahrain, with a policy that "all residents in the country enjoy the right to access comprehensive health care," the direct economic impact of diabetes can be considerable. Diabetes and its complications cost an estimated $132 billion annually in the U.S. alone in healthcare costs and lost productivity. According to WHO, diabetes impact can range from 2.5 to 15 percent of a country's annual healthcare budget. Two major factors in this are the prevalence of diabetes and the sophistication of available treatment.

"Better care and treatment can improve quality of life while dramatically reducing the costs of diabetes," said Alan Jacobson, M.D., Senior Vice President of Joslin's Strategic Initiatives Division. "Joslin programs have been shown to cut average per patient costs by 20 percent in the first two years and cut overall costs for diabetes patients to 50 percent of the U.S. national average while reducing hospitalizations and patients' lost time from work and school. Our procedures will help Bahrain contain the disease and improve patients li
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Contact: Marge Dwyer
marjorie.dwyer@joslin.harvard.edu
617-732-2415
Joslin Diabetes Center
11-Dec-2003

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