Eating habits may not be enough for some people to make the numbers on the scale go down significantly, but it certainly can help, and adopting better food choices is always a good thing
The conversation also addresses who qualifies for these medications, the dangers of compound and counterfeit versions, and why GLP1 therapies must be combined with lifestyle and medical supervision
Diabetes Spend Is Growing 4 Slower Than Non-Diabetic Costs: What the Data Shows The financial data shows an unmistakable shift: Annual spend for diabetics increased just 11% from 2021-2024 , while spend for non-diabetics jumped 15% Average monthly medical spend for diabetics decreased slightly (0.5%) , while non-diabetic medical spend surged 17% Prescription growth for diabetics (34%) stayed well below the 57% spike for non-diabetics For the first time, diabetic spend is flattening faster than non-diabetic spendcompletely reversing the previous pattern where diabetes costs outpaced everything else by 2x
Funding This work was supported by Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture, Forestry (IPET) through High Value-added Food Technology Development Program, funded by Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) (321026-05) and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2019R1G1A1008566)
