The cost to health plans of poor glycemic control

• Published in: Diabetes care Vol. 20; no. 12; pp. 1847 - 1853
• Main Authors: GILMER, T. P, O'CONNOR, P. J, MANNING, W. G, RUSH, W. A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria, VA American Diabetes Association 01.12.1997
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Cohort Studies; Diabetes Complications; Diabetes Mellitus - economics; Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance; Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases); Endocrinopathies; Female; Glycated Hemoglobin A - analysis; Glycated Hemoglobin A - economics; Glycated Hemoglobin A - metabolism; Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data; Health Maintenance Organizations - economics; Heart Diseases - economics; Humans; Hypertension - economics; Male; Management. Various non-drug treatments. Langerhans islet grafts; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Minnesota; Organizations, Nonprofit - economics; Regression Analysis; Endocrinopathy; Human; Statistical analysis; Diabetes mellitus; Check; Regression analysis; Biological monitoring; Hemoglobin A1c; Specific cost; Health economy; Complication; Glycemia; Cost efficiency analysis

The cost to health plans of poor glycemic control. T P Gilmer , P J O'Connor , W G Manning and W A Rush HealthPartners Research Foundation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55440-1309, USA. Abstract OBJECTIVE: We tested the hypothesis that level of glycemic control is related to medical car...