A new case study published in a national journal predicts that the implementation of a sweeping diabetes prevention program in San Antonio could save more than $400 million dollars in healthcare related costs over 20 years.
Diabetes is a huge problem in the Alamo City, impacting an estimated 14 percent of the population.
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Anil Mangla, Ph.D., of the University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteoopathic Medicine – along with Thomas Schlenker, MD – authored the case study published in the journal Public Health Reports.
By aggressively lowering blood sugar levels, the study estimates annual cases of kidney failure, amputations, blindness, heart attacks and strokes would be reduced significantly.
