Prediabetes is estimated to increase the cost of medical care in the U.S. by about $25 billion. Diabetes related costs account for higher out-of-pocket medical costs and higher insurance premiums.
See [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23468086 Economic Costs of Diabetes in the U.S. in 2012].
Healthy Living Through Environment, Policy and Improved Clinical Care (EPICC), Bureau of Health Promotion, Division of Disease Control and Prevention, Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2107, Contact: Brenda Ralls, 801-538-6083, Email: bralls@utah.gov or McKell Drury, 801-538-6896, Email: mdrury@utah.gov
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