Preventing diabetes is more than a vital public health solution—it’s an effective financial strategy.
A simple diabetes virtual screening tool can make a difference to many lives – and your workplace.
The effects of diabetes on American employers reach far beyond actual healthcare costs. Productivity also suffers when diabetes is not diagnosed and managed well. Preventing diabetes is preferable to treating the illness, and HR professionals are here to support their teams.
How can diabetes prevention help your team be healthier and more productive in 2022?
A recent study found that diabetes prevention programs can help organizations save thousands of dollars per person
November is National Diabetes Month, meaning there’s never been a better time for HR professionals to help their teams lead healthier lives.
Diabetes costs the American healthcare system $237 billion every year. American businesses lose out when it comes to productivity: the cost of that is estimated to add another $90 billion to the diabetes bill. In the current tough economy, few businesses can afford this burden. Help is available from simple, digital solutions.
Pandemics cost billions. At this moment, America is fighting two pandemics – COVID-19 and diabetes. The coronavirus may continue to generate headlines, but diabetes is affecting the lives of more Americans than the virus ever has. The costs are hitting families, businesses, and the government.
Prediabetes means that a patient’s blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not yet high enough to be diagnosed with diabetes. This is when lifestyle changes are most effective.
Prediabetes means that a patient’s blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not yet high enough to be diagnosed with diabetes. This is when lifestyle changes are most effective.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in three Americans is currently suffering from a condition known as prediabetes. That means, their blood sugar levels are raised above normal, but not yet to the level where they would be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes is a major challenge for employers and health professionals in the United States. As an epidemic, it may have lost the limelight to the coronavirus in recent months.
Diabetes affects how our bodies break down sugar or glucose into energy. Glucose is the fuel every part of our body uses to create energy. Brain, muscles, and other tissues all need their fuel to function well.
Diabetes is a chronic disease, and there is currently no cure as such. However, as patients manage to control their blood sugar levels and return them to normal values, the disease goes into remission.
Diabetes is a chronic illness. Once type 2 diabetes has developed and been diagnosed, patients need to spend the rest of their lives dealing with it. Whilst a controlled diet and a healthy lifestyle, as well as insulin control blood sugar levels, there is no cure for diabetes.
Early detection is neither hard nor time-consuming. Screening platforms like Diabetes Screening from TrueCare™ make it easy to integrate free assessments into the workday. They can save lives as well as costs by avoiding unexpected sick days and high medical bills.
TrueCare is a nationwide Health & Wellness platform for families and businesses providing end-to-end solutions for COVID-19 testing, screening, vaccination, home care, and corporate well-being services.