Early-intervention treatment could allow diabetic patients to live longer

AN EARLY intervention diabetes treatment programme, which could allow patients to live longer while saving the state about €3,000 per patient per year, is proposed in a Health Service Executive report published last night.

More than 200,000 people in Ireland have diabetes, and the most common is the lifestyle-related diabetes 2.

The HSE Expert Advisory Group framework document points out that savings can be made by treating patients to prevent complications.