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Diabetes (Type 2)
COST OF SIDE EFFECTS OF LIFESTYLE INTERVENTION – (05-01-05)
James Bogash
The Cost-Effectiveness of Lifestyle Modification or Metformin in Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
Ouch. Lifestyle intervention: $1100. Metformin: $31,300. These costs take into account the intervention as well as cost of side effects of the intervention. Would seem kind of like a no brainer for the insurance companies, but they still do not pay well or consistently for lifestyle/therapeutic lifestyle changes (TLC).
