Cost of Diabetes in Australia Soars
The cost of diabetes to Australia is alarming.. that's been borne out by two separate reports last week.
The number of Australian children with Type 1 diabetes is already high by international standards, but the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare estimates the number will have jumped by a further ten percent in the five years to 2013.
The findings come amid calls for annual kidney screening tests to pick up the early signs of kidney disease helping those with Type 2, or adult-onset diabetes.
Experts say the screening would be at least as cost-effective as breast cancer screening has proven to be.
Wednesday 22 June 2011
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