“The prevalence of diabetes more than doubled over two decades from 1986 to 2006,3 making diabetes the fifth deadliest disease in the nation.4 And its prevalence is expected to continue to grow in the coming years, as risk factors such as obesity, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure continue to rise. Families with a member who has diabetes not only shoulder the emotional burden of caring for a sick loved one, but also the economic burden of the growing cost for treatment. Diabetes cost the United States $174 billion in 2007, an increase of $8 billion per year over the last 5 years. The total cost is a combination of $116 billion in direct costs of treatment and $58.3 billion in indirect costs of lost productivity.”
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