Type 2 Diabetes

AMA/FDA - Approved Treatment Procedures With Standard Healthcare Insurance $2,200 per year (out of pocket expenses) $44,000+ over 20 years $88,000+ over 20 years for treatment of additional conditions as health deteriorates $132,000+ total out of pocket cost over 20 years Over time employee might not be able to return work or early retirement occurs Ability to earn money is hindered due to deteriorating health

HealthWalk Diabetes Therapy Protocol $1,500 – approximate cost for initial visit $2,550 – 3 follow-ups visit for the first year $850 – annual follow-up visit $600 – approximate per year ongoing maintenance supplementation $29,000 – total maintenance protocol over 20 years Health improves, blood sugar levels normalize and client leads a vibrant, healthy life and can continue working

For those with insurance coverage, out of pocket expenses as incurred from traditional medical services supersede those expenses incurred through an integrative holistic approach at HealthWalk.

Those without health coverage, expenses accrued through conventional medical care will be over 7 times as expensive as compared to the HealthWalk protocol for diabetes assistance.

Over 20 years, savings range from $103,000+ when choosing HealthWalk.

The total national cost of diabetes in the U. S. is estimated at $174 billion in 2007. It is reported that medical costs for care to directly treat diabetes was at $116 billion, as well as $58 billion in reduced productivity from work-related absenteeism, reduced productivity at work and at home, unemployment from chronic disability, and premature mortality. An additional $58 billion was spent to treat the portion of diabetes-related chronic complications and another $31 billon in excess general medical costs.

People with diagnosed diabetes incur average expenditures of $11,744 per year, of which $6,649 is directly attributed to diabetes. People with diagnosed diabetes, on average, have medical expenditures that are 2.3 times higher than what expenditures would be in the absence of diabetes¹.

According to findings: The cost of treating diabetes complications in the U.S. was estimated at $22.9 billion in 2006; 3 out of 5 people with type 2 diabetes have at least one other serious health problem related to their disease; and in 2006 the cost of treating the complications of diabetes averaged $10,000 per patient per year, with patients paying nearly $1,600 of that out of their own pockets². Factoring in the monetary increase in expenditures within one year (approximately 18% from 2006-2007) it is likely that in 2009 the out of pocket expenditures would be over $2200 per year. According to trends within the healthcare industry, cost is expected to increase annually. Since treatment only addresses the symptoms, people with Type 2 Diabetes will continue to require treatment. Statistics show that the same people will most likely become sicker thus incurring more costs.

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1. “Economic Costs of Diabetes in the U.S. in 2007,” AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
2. http://diabetes.webmd.com/news/20070410/diabetes-complications-cost-billions