Patient Perceptions Of A Diabetes

 Patients with diabetes perceive significant differences in the quality-of-life effects of complications and treatments related to their condition. On average, patients rated life with complications, especially end-stage complications, as significantly lower than that of life with treatments. The numbers of those impacted by this illness continue to climb, with current prevalence exceeding 9% of adults over the age of 20, or approximately 20 million individuals. Unfortunately, diabetes care in country is suboptimal, with only 57%of patients having the recommended hemoglobin A1C of less than 7% in order to prevent end-organ complications. Diabetes is also associated with a tremendous economic burden, with costs that exceed 170 billion dollars for both direct medical care and indirect costs secondary to disability, work loss, and premature mortality.    

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