Optimal diabetes care-can we afford it? Evidence-based diabetes care could be highly cost effective

Abstract

Management of diabetes is expensive and set to get costlier. Managing the condition and it's devastating complications imposing a huge societal and economic toll on healthcare systems worldwide. While many interventions to reduce complications are available, a number of interventions do not havea strong basis in evidence, and lack cost effectiveness. In a time of economic austerity, and unprecedented pressure to reduce costs of health care in the UK, are there ways improving care, without driving up cost? © The Author 2013. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Association of Physicians. All rights reserved.