For 2007 the United States Cost of Diabetes Treatment Estimated at $132 Billion

OPEN MINDS On-Line News Strategic Health Care News The 2007 economic burden of diabetes in the United States is estimated at $132 billion; the annual cost is expected to increase because prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing and costs of managing the condition are increasing. In 2000, about 11 million Americans had been diagnosed with diabetes, by 2050, the number of Americans with diabetes is expected to soar to 29 million, and will affect seven percent of the U.S. population. In 2002, about more than 10% of all United States health care expenditures were attributable to diabetes . . .