By Donna Parker
Those who feel they are at risk for developing diabetes may want to start taking diabetes natural remedies such as ginseng and magnesium to help curb the severity of the disease, as it was recently found that costs for treatment could triple by 2034.
According to a study found in Diabetes Care, researchers found that diabetic cases across the U.S. will double to 44.1 million in the next 25 years, and costs for treatment will be upwards of $336 billion. Additionally, medicare spending on diabetes will increase to $171 billion from $45 billion in the same time period.
Several studies before this have predicted similar trends, showing that diabetic cases have increased around 4 million every 6 years.
The researchers indicate that this trend is in large part due to the "baby boomers" who will be reaching retirement age, developing diabetes complications and will be eligible for federal insurance. The study points out the importance of finding cost-effective treatments to help keep the budget in check.
"If we don’t change our diet and exercise habits or find new, more effective and less expensive ways to prevent and treat diabetes, we will find ourselves in a lot of trouble as a population," said the study’s lead author Dr. Elbert Huang.
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