Blood Pressure Control
In general, for every 10-mmHg reduction in
systolic blood pressure, the risk for any complication related to diabetes is reduced by 12 percent.
Control of Blood Lipids
Improved control of
cholesterol or blood lipids (for example,
HDL,
LDL, and
triglycerides) can reduce cardiovascular complications by 20 percent to 50 percent.
Detecting and treating
diabetic eye disease with laser therapy can reduce the development of severe vision loss by an estimated 50 percent to 60 percent.
Comprehensive foot care programs can reduce amputation rates by 45 percent to 85 percent.
Detecting and treating early diabetic kidney disease by
lowering blood pressure can reduce the decline in kidney function by 30 percent to 70 percent. Treatment with ACE inhibitors (such as
captopril) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) is more effective in reducing the decline in kidney function than other blood pressure-lowering drugs.
Diabetes Statistics on Costs
In 2002, the total (direct and indirect) cost of diabetes in the United States was $132 billion; of that, $92 billion was direct costs, while indirect costs (for example, disability, work loss, and premature death) totalled $40 billion.
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