Via practica 10/2007

IT IS POSSIBLE TO AWAIT FROM „DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM“ PROFESSIONAL, ECONOMICAL PROFITABLY CARE OF DIABETICS 2. TYPE?

Diabetes is a frequent disease with high economical burden. Therefore is necessary to manage diabetic patient as cheap as possible. Medical care costs of diabetes are in good correlation with glycemic control and good glycemic control leads to prevention of chronic diabetic complications. Practical guidelines for management of diabetes, based on evidence based medicine, are the basic strategy for creation of „Disease Management Program“, which was introduced in Germany in the year 2002. Aim of this program is management of diabetics to controlling costs by preventing complications. One fifth of diabetics in Germany are involved in this program at the moment, but in the practice of German internal medicine doctor are not visible positive results of this program, yet.

Keywords: diabetes mellitus, costs, disease management program.