Interventions to prevent type 2 diabetes save money
After their participation in the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) study, 88% of the people continued in a follow-up Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS), the results of which were reported in ICAA Research Review (9[39] 2009). Over 10 years, people making lifestyle changes reduced the rate of developing type 2 diabetes by 34% and people treated with the oral diabetes drug metformin reduced the rate of developing diabetes by 18%, compared with the control group. A new analysis looked at the economic impact of the interventions in the studies.
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