PDB21 Direct Medical Costs of Diabetes-Related Complications in India

the direct medical costs of outpatient cares of type 2 diabetes in iran: a retrospective study

background: diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease which many factors are involved and is developing considerably worldwide. increasing aging population and obesity in the societies has improved the scale of the type 2 diabetes significantly. the aim of this study was to determine the direct medical costs of outpatient cares of diabetes in iran. methods: active patients of isfahan endocrinology...

Assessment of the direct medical costs of diabetes mellitus and its complications in the United Arab Emirates

BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major health problem in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is well recognized as a major and increasing burden to the country's resources due to its severe, long term debilitating effects on individuals, families and the society at large. The aim of the study was to estimate the direct annual treatment costs of DM and its related complications among patien...

Direct Medical Costs for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Related Complications: A Prospective Cohort Study Based on the Korean National Diabetes Program

We analyzed the direct medical costs for Korean patients with type 2 diabetes according to the type of complications and the number of microvascular complications. We analyzed costs for type 2 diabetes and associated complications in 3,125 patients. These data were obtained from the Korean National Diabetes Program (KNDP), a large, ongoing, prospective cohort study that began in 2005. The cost ...

the direct medical costs of breast cancer in isfahan-iran

Complications of diabetes: Human and healthcare costs

DCCT Research Group was compelled to end the study 1 year early. This gave the conventionally treated patients the opportunity to have the benefits of intensive diabetes management. With the evidence that high blood glucose levels increase the risk of developing complications of diabetes, tight blood glucose control has become the benchmark for successful diabetes management (Diabetes UK, 2000;...