USA News
Cost of Diabetes American Diabetes Association research estimates the total costs of diagnosed diabetes have risen to $327 billion in 2017 from $245 billion in 2012,. This and much more here: https://www.diabetes.org/resources/statistics/cost-diabetes?language_content_entity=en Amputations on the rise An article in the Philadelphia Enquirer reports on America’s epidemic of obesity and how diabetic amputations are again on […]
High costs of insulin still creating headlines
The rising cost of insulins has been well documented in the US where there are more than 30 million Americans with diabetes, a disease that costs the U.S. more than $327 billion per year. For people living with diabetes, including all individuals with Type 1 diabetes, access to insulin is literally a matter of life […]
Research Corner
Much of the research and studies make for grim reading with the implications for people and health care systems severe. All the more important to seek allies who can share and add force to your advocacy in order to seek improvements to prevention, encourage early diagnosis, and the best treatments. Canadian children not being diagnosed […]
News From Around The World
New Zealand – New Type 2 prevention campaign launched. https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/shows/2019/07/new-campaign-aims-to-curb-new-zealand-s-type-2-diabetes-problem.html How Goa’s digital approach to diabetes can improve universal healthcare https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/10/diabetes-in-india-digital-care USA – Type 2 amputations on the rise, a worrying report from the States. https://www.inquirer.com/health/amputation-increasing-diabetes-surgery-insulin-20190616.html Advocacy Action – what is the trend in your country. Can you ask your Government what the estimated cost […]
Impact of Insulin Cost Rises
The cost of insulin nearly doubled between 2012 and 2016 leading to some US citizens with diabetes rationing their medicine to survive. With a vial of insulin costing around $300 in the United States, people prescribed with insulin for their diabetes have been hit hard with Hispanic, Asian and Black patients appearing to be the […]
More News From Around The World
Morocco – PDGN Vice-president Mustafa Brahimi MP reports that the Moroccan Diabetes Fighting League is organising the 8th National Symposium on Diabetes and Nutrition, Diabetes Morocco 2019 at Ibn Tofail University in Kenitra, on July 5th and 6th. 2019. The event will be organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, the Moroccan Society of […]
Children in Quebec are not diagnosed early enough
Children in Quebec are not diagnosed early enough with type 1 diabetes according to a study that reveals a rise in the number of children presenting a life-threatening complication at diagnosis known as Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). DKA is a serious problem that can occur in people with diabetes if their body starts to run out of […]
Why Do South Asians Have Such High Rates Of Heart Disease
Research in the States is beginning to uncover why rates of heart disease are so high in this group. For the last seven years, a team of researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and Northwestern University has followed more than 900 South Asians in Chicago and the Bay Area. Their ongoing study, known […]
NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE
Pakistan – Concerns that Pakistan’s health Care system might not be able to cope with the global epidemic of diabetes have been expressed by Dr Azok Fazal Pechuho, the country’s health minister. She says Pakistan should not only focus efforts on the prevention of diabetes, but also develop science based natural remedies that can help […]
Lilly to Bring Rocketing Insulin Costs Down to Earth
US insulin manufacturer Eli Lilly has become the first to respond to the growing pressure from patients to cut the cost of insulin. The company announced in March that it would offer a cheaper version of its top selling insulin Humalog in the USA. The decision follows a decision by Congress to investigate the three […]
PDGN Patron, the Hon Judi Moylan OA reports from Australia on a number of wins with the Government.
The Government has approved funding of over AUS $9 million to rollout a program in schools for children with Type 1 diabetes alongside other announcements in the Australian Government Budget 2018/19 including AUS $125 million for heart and diabetes research. Judi is working as co-chair with Professor Paul Zimmet on the Implementation Reference Group who were […]
INSULIN RATIONING!
PDGN has been tracking the rise in insulin costs and alarming stories appearing in reputable publications about patients rationing their insulin and fears of future shortages. In the USA there is growing anger over the rising cost of insulin leading to some people with diabetes not taking it as directed. According to Reuters a survey […]
Food Insecurity Link to Diabetes
A Canadian study has claimed that the average risk of developing type 2 diabetes doubles when someone cannot afford to eat regularly or eat a healthy diet. The study, published by the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, defines household food insecurity as having uncertain or insufficient food access due […]
NEWS IN BRIEF
USA – News from the Senate Diabetes Caucus – http://observerme.com/2018/01/25/a-policy-change-that-will-improve-the-lives-of-millions-with-diabetes/ India – UK consultant Dr Partha Kar wonders: ‘Will the digital age bring about a change in diabetes care in India’ https://www.telegraphindia.com/science/on-a-sweet-note-192483 United Kingdom – URL https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Professionals/News-updates/APPG-for-diabetes-report-on-the-Future-of-Inpatient-Diabetes-Care Malaysia – Obesity among Asia-Pacific kids a growing health crisis http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/04/09/researchers-obesity-among-asia-pacific-kids-a-growing-health-crisis/ France – The French Federation of Diabetics […]
News In Brief
Latest statistics show dramatic variations across the UK, and less than half of those with diabetes achieve UK recommended treatment targets – URL: http://diabetestimes.co.uk/latest-national-diabetes-audit-results-published/ Diabetes has become one of America’s most expensive diseases – URL: http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article130487694.html As the diabetes burden rises in India, experts call for a pan-India diabetic policy – URL: http://everylifecounts.ndtv.com/as-diabetesburden-rises-in-indiaexperts-call-for-pan-india-diabetic-policy-10579
Diabetes and Indigenous communities
The Raven Indigenous Impact Foundation received $500,000 grant to develop an innovative, Indigenous-led social finance model to reduce diabetes. The Vancouver based Raven Indigenous Impact Foundation (RIIF) has announced plans to create a Diabetes Reduction Bond – an innovative model for designing and financing diabetes interventions in Canada and around the world. Using a Can$500,000 […]
Patient Pocket Calculator
A great example of partnership working for the benefit of patients that in principle could be replicated across any health care system. The Patient Pocket Protector Coalition (PPPC) works with state legislators to introduce patient-first policies addressing the financial burdens of the 133 million Americans living with chronic illnesses, beginning with pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) […]