Diabetes Undiagnosed – High Health Care Costs
In the US, there is and estimated 6.3 million people who are living each and every day without even knowing they had diabetes and that undiagnosed number accounts for $18 Billion dollar in health care expenses each and every year. This is the danger of diabetes which if left unmanaged, tends to get out of hand, late discovery is a sure way to get it beyond control and can even lead to death. The situation is critical enough for the government and private pharmaceutical groups to start investing money into the diagnostics industry where cheap and fast diagnostic tools can be developed for the general public. Most of these unknown’s are discovered after unscheduled visits such as in cases of emergency or through annual blood-work needed by companies. Late discovery is assured chances of having late stages where the liver is totally unable to cope with the needs for insulin often leading to death.
Management and monitoring is key to a fruitful life, even with diabetes for if managed properly one can do with regular check-ups and medication. The health care system takes the brunt of costs and with the recession worsening, cash is becoming harder to get by. The reforms President Obama is proposing for the US would cut health care spending by billions of dollars but would entail an overhaul of the system as it is.
March 13 2009 04:41 pm | Care and General and Information and Research