Study Details Annual Medical Cost Increases for People With Diabetes
ALEXANDRIA, VA–(Marketwire - November 25, 2008) - People diagnosed with diabetes spend over
$4,100 more each year on medical costs than people who don’t have diabetes,
a gap that increases substantially each year following the initial
diagnosis, according to a study published online today in the journal
Diabetes Care.
In the first study to examine medical cost increases for individuals living
with diabetes on a year-by-year basis, researchers at RTI International, an
independent, nonprofit research institute based in North Carolina,
calculated that a 50-year-old newly diagnosed with diabetes spends $4,174
more on medical care per year than a person the same age who doesn’t have
diabetes. For the person with diabetes, medical costs go up an additional
$158 per year every year thereafter, over and above the amount they would
increase due to aging-related increases in medical expenses.
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