Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2863205 | The American Journal of the Medical Sciences | 2016 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
SC has experienced an epidemic of diabetes. Coupled with declining trends in mortality and increased hospitalization and emergency department visits, the state is experiencing historical morbidity and complications due to diabetes. The shift in complexity of the disease onset and management has resulted in more individuals living with cardiovascular disease and other comorbidities. The cost of care for all South Carolinians with diabetes is estimated to exceed 2.8 billion dollars in 2014 and projected to be more than 4 billion dollars by 2020. If the diabetes prevalence trend of increasing rates continues over the next 20 years, the number of individuals living with diabetes and its complications would rise to 1.3 million in SC.
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Authors
Khosrow MA, MS, Charity B. MS, MSPH, Elizabeth R. MSPH, Andrew BS, Kate DrPH, MPH, Abdoulaye MD, PhD,