The Economic Costs of Undiagnosed Diabetes
April 2009
Novo Nordisk
For Novo Nordisk, The Lewin Group conducted a study to estimate the national economic costs associated with undiagnosed diabetes mellitus (UDM). This study builds on previous work on the national costs associated with diagnosed diabetes mellitus. Lewin used a Cost of Diabetes Model that combines data from multiple sources to estimate the national prevalence of UDM in 2007; to quantify differences in health care use patterns for a proxy for the population with UDM compared to a population with no history of diabetes; to estimate the proportion of national health care use and expenditures associated with UDM; and to estimate the loss in national productivity. The study is published in the journal Population Health Management.