Every additional dollar spent on the overall treatment of type 2 diabetes has produced health gains valued at $1.49. -- MEDTAP International, Inc. The Value of Investment in Health Care: Better care, better lives. Bethesda, MD: MEDTAP. 2004. Thu, 27 Apr 2006 17:39:49 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/234 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/234 Laser treatments save up to $1.6 billion per year through prevention and treatment of blindness in diabetics. -- Research!America. "Investment in Research Saves Lives and Money". 2005. Thu, 27 Apr 2006 17:40:21 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/235 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/235 Every additional dollar spent on screening and treating diabetic eye disease in type 2 diabetics on insulin has produced health gains valued at $36. -- MEDTAP International, Inc. The Value of Investment in Health Care: Better care, better lives. Bethesda, MD: MEDTAP. 2004. Thu, 27 Apr 2006 17:41:08 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/237 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/237 Every additional dollar spent on statin therapy for diabetes patients without cardiovascular disease has produced health gains valued between $7 and $31. -- MEDTAP International, Inc. The Value of Investment in Health Care: Better care, better lives. Bethesda, MD: MEDTAP. 2004. Thu, 27 Apr 2006 17:41:25 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/238 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/238 Disease Management Program Increases Use of Diabetes Medicines and Reduces Total Health Spending -- PhRMA. The Value of Medicines: Facts and figures 2006. Washington, D.C.: 2006. Tue, 01 May 2007 10:02:58 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/847 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/847 Treatment of diabetes with medication and other therapy saves $685-$950 in health care costs per patient within 1-2 years. -- Wagner, Edward, Nirmala Sandhu, Katherine Newton, David McCulloch, Scott Ramsey, and Louis Grothaus. "Effect of Improved Glycemic Control on Health Care Costs and Utilization". JAMA. Vol. 285, No. 2, pp. 182-189. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:22:03 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/835 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/835 The cost effectiveness ratio for pump therapy compared with daily insulin injections is about $18,000 per life year saved. -- American Diabetes Association. "American Diabetes Association Home Page". Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:51:21 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1082 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1082 150 drugs are in development for diabetes. Diabetes affects 12.2 million Americans age 60 and older. -- PhRMA. 2008 Report: Medicines in Development for Older Americans. November 2008. Fri, 29 May 2009 09:01:40 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1650 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/1650 Every additional dollar spent on intensive blood glucose control for newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients has produced health gains valued at $3.77. -- MEDTAP International, Inc. The Value of Investment in Health Care: Better care, better lives. Bethesda, MD: MEDTAP. 2004. Thu, 27 Apr 2006 17:40:42 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/236 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/236 Widespread use of diabetes prevention drugs that enhance insulin sensitivity could result in a 50% prevention of type 2 diabetes over a 10 to 15 year period. -- Shekelle, Paul G., Eduardo Ortiz, Sydne J. Newberry, Michael W. Rich, Shannon L. Rhodes, Robert H. Brook, and Dana P. Goldman. "Identifying Potential Health Care Innovations for the Elderly of the Future: Health and costs of the future elderly". Health Affairs Web Exclusive Collection . Vol. 24, No. 2, Fri, 18 May 2007 14:55:43 -0500 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/239 http://www.silverbook.org/fact/239