Increased Cost of Diabetes

According to research by the American Diabetes Association, the cost of diabetes for the U.S. in 2012 was $245 billion. This is a 41% increase from the money that was spent in 2007. The president of medicine and science for the American Diabetes Association, John Anderson, believes that the rise in cost is due to a increase of the number of Americans that have been diagnosed with diabetes. In 2012, there was an estimated 22.3 million people that had either type 1 or 2 diabetes. Increased obesity and the aging of the baby boomers are likely causes for this sharp increase.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/06/health/diabetes-cost-report/index.html?hpt=hp_bn13