A cost comparison of an enhanced primary care diabetes service and standard care

More than 4.7 million residents in the UK are estimated to have diabetes, and this number is expected to grow [1]. Type 2 diabetes, which contributes 90% of all cases of diabetes mellitus [2] is now mostly managed in the primary care settings in the UK and other advanced health care systems [3]. The huge economic burden of diabetes is driven mostly by the increased risk for macro vascular (stroke, heart disease, peripheral vascular disease,) and microvascular complications (retinopathy, and renal failure) [4], which are usually managed in specialist centres.
Source: Primary Care Diabetes - Category: Primary Care Authors: Tags: Brief report Source Type: research