Managing Diabetes Effectively in NYC: Understanding Patient Assistance Programs

Diabetes is the most expensive chronic condition in the United States, affecting people of all ages, socioeconomic backgrounds, and ethnicities. The cost of diabetes extends further than direct medical bills. Diabetes patients above the age of 65 spend double the amount on annual health care expenditures than any age group above 18, making this disease the most costly for seniors. Approximately 1.6 million of the adult population in New York have been diagnosed with diabetes. This nationwide epidemic has risen in recent years, posing significant challenges to health and well-being and making managing diabetes effectively a rather daunting challenge. Let’s delve into the complexities of this chronic condition and explore various management strategies that can manage diabetes in an effective and cost-efficient manner, including patient assistance programs that offer Decoding Diabetes: Understanding the Chronic Condition Diabetes is a chronic condition that occu...