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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
In Australia the cost of treating individuals with Type 1 diabetes is a staggering $170 billion, and this figure could double to $340bn.
Worldwide approximately 220 million individuals are affected by diabetes - the fastest growing chronic disease in the world. In Australia it is estimated that 1.7 million individuals (diagnosed and undiagnosed) die from diabetes, making it the sixth leading cause of death in the country, killing 1 in 13 of the population.
The disease which is also known as juvenile diabetes affects 10% of all sufferers, and per person the cost of treatment over a lifetime is approximately $1 million.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/236323.php
Worldwide approximately 220 million individuals are affected by diabetes - the fastest growing chronic disease in the world. In Australia it is estimated that 1.7 million individuals (diagnosed and undiagnosed) die from diabetes, making it the sixth leading cause of death in the country, killing 1 in 13 of the population.
The disease which is also known as juvenile diabetes affects 10% of all sufferers, and per person the cost of treatment over a lifetime is approximately $1 million.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/236323.php