Weighing up the costs of type 2 diabetes prevention programs
糖尿病患者花费英国NHS惊人的£8.8billion a year, finding cost effective measures to prevent type 2 diabetes is of paramount importance. Lifestyle programs can act as effective prevention methods but policy makers are faced with a decision over which type to offer. Intensive programs are highly effective but expensive whereas low intensity programs are less expensive but also less effective.New research published inBMC Medicineexplores this issue by using an economic model to weigh up the options.