Silver Book Fact
A person with diabetes can expect to lose more than $160,000 over his or her working life, compared to a peer without the disease.
Fletcher J, Richards M. Diabetes’s ‘Health Shock’ To Schooling and Earnings: Increased dropout rates and lower wages and employment in young adults. Health Affairs. 2012; 31(1): 27-34. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22232091