Publications by authors named "Natalia A Rojas-Henao"
Article Synopsis
- - Diabetes is a common chronic condition that leads to increased healthcare costs, especially due to complications like hypoglycemia, which can be life-threatening and expensive to treat.
- - A study analyzed emergency room visits for hypoglycemia from January 2017 to June 2019, finding that the median cost per episode was approximately $345, with higher costs associated with patients on specific medications.
- - The study highlights the financial burden hypoglycemia places on the Colombian healthcare system and suggests that prevention and personalized treatment could reduce healthcare costs and improve patient outcomes.
Background And Aims: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most prevalent chronic noncommunicable diseases globally, and the only way to reduce its complications is good glycaemic control. Insulin remains the only approved treatment for type 1 DM (T1DM) and is used by many with type 2 DM (T2DM). Carbohydrate counting is considered the ideal way to calculate meal-related insulin doses as it allows greater flexibility in diet and could, in some people, reduce the burden of the disease.
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