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Diabetes is an Expensive Disease

Diabetes is Straining Worldwide Healthcare Budgets In 2012, the estimated global healthcare cost to diagnose and treat diabetes is at least $471 billion USD. International Diabetes Federation. Diabetes Atlas Update 2012.

Diabetes is Straining Canadian Healthcare Budgets The economic burden of diabetes in Canada is: –currently estimated to be $12.2. billion –expected to increase to $16.9 billion by The direct costs of diabetes currently account for approximately 3.5% of public healthcare spending. Canadian Diabetes Association. An Economic Tsunami, The Cost Of Diabetes. 2009

Healthcare Costs for Diabetes Will Increase As the general population ages, the prevalence of diabetes and the associated costs are expected to increase. As the population with diabetes ages, there will be an increase in long-term complications (e.g. cardiovascular disease, kidney disease) and associated costs to treat these complications (e.g. hospitalizations, dialysis). Public Health Agency of Canada. Diabetes in Canada: Facts and Figures from a Public Health Perspective. Ottawa, ON: 2011.

Diabetes is Straining American Healthcare Budgets In 2012, the total estimated cost of diagnosed diabetes was $245 billion – $176 billion in direct medical costs and $69 billion in reduced productivity. People with diagnosed diabetes have medical expenditures that are about 2.3 times higher than they would be in the absence of diabetes. More than 1 in 5 healthcare dollars in the US is spent on people with diabetes. American Diabetes Association. Economic costs of diabetes in the U.S. in Diabetes Care. Ahead of print, March 6, 2013.