Dear Israel,

There is a wealth of literature on direct nd indirect costs of diabetes fort he individual and society alike. Two years ago, a good review has been published by Einarson TR, Acs A, Ludwig C, Panton UH (DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2017.12.019 ), but there many more, worth being read, e.g.:

Zhuo X, Zhang P, Hoerger TJ. Lifetime direct medical costs of treating type 2 diabetes and diabetic complications .Am J Prev Med. 2013 Sep;45(3):253-61. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.04.017

Walker I et al. The Economic Costs of Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, and Associated Complications in South Asia: A Systematic Review .Value Health Reg Issues. 2018 May;15:12-26. doi: 10.1016/j.vhri.2017.05.003. Epub 2017 Jul 3

Hex N, Bartlett C et al, Estimating the current and future costs of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in the UK, including direct health costs and indirect societal and productivity costs. Diabet Med. 2012 Jul;29(7):855-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2012.03698.x

Finally, there are quite many papers on costs in certain regions….

If you go thru these, I am sure, you find enough papers in the references to get more informations that will allow you estimates for your specific questions,

best

I recommend this one:

Hex N, Bartlett C et al, Estimating the current and future costs of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in the UK, including direct health costs and indirect societal and productivity costs. Diabet Med. 2012 Jul;29(7):855-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2012.03698.x

Dear Israel,

Measuring the social burden of diabetes is directly linked to QOL. There are over 10 measurements tools for assessment which when used in combination can answer your objective

Mutyambizi C, Pavlova M, Chola L, Hongoro C, Groot W. Cost of diabetes mellitus in Africa: a systematic review of existing literature. Global Health. 2018;14(1):3. Published 2018 Jan 16. doi:10.1186/s12992-017-0318-5