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National Changing Diabetes Program (NCDP)

Economic Cost of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in the U.S. in 2007
As a part of its National Diabetes Economic Barometer, NCDP commissioned the Lewin Group to explore the economic costs of diagnosed type 1 and type 2 diabetes in the United States in 2007. The research, which was published in the peer-reviewed journal Population Health Management, found that $14.9 billion was spent on type 1 diabetes and $159.5 billion was spent on type 2 diabetes in the form of medical and indirect costs.

Economic Cost of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in the U.S. in 2007 (pages: 8)