Taxpayers ‘overpaying’ for diabetes treatment

TAXPAYERS could save up to €3,000 per year on treating a patient with diabetes if the disease was better controlled, a leading medic has claimed.

Taxpayers ‘overpaying’ for diabetes treatment

Currently, three out of four diabetics are failing to reach their target blood sugar levels and are at risk of developing serious complications such as heart disease, kidney problems and blindness.

Consultant endocrinologist Dr Graham Roberts believes that if diabetes is treated properly almost all of the complications associated with the disease could be prevented.

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