Where can I learn more about what states are doing to address diabetes?
Program and contact information for each state-based Diabetes Prevention and Control Program is available on this Web site. The CDC provides resources and technical assistance to these programs, which operated in all U.S. states and many territories. [Top] What is the economic cost of diabetes in the United States? The estimated economic cost of diabetes in 2002 was $132 billion. Of this amount, $92 billion was due to direct medical costs and $40 billion due to indirect costs such as lost workdays, restricted activity, and disability due to diabetes. The average medical expenditure for a person with diabetes was $13,243, or 5.2 times greater than the cost for a person without diabetes. In addition, 11 percent of national health care expenditures went to diabetes care. For more information on the expense of diabetes, see: • Studies on the Cost of Diabetes, a CDC publication • The Economics of Diabetes Mellitus: An Annotated Bibliography, a CDC publication • Economic Impact of Diabetes,
