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What if you had an extra $8,000 to your name each year? Imagine the possibilities this extra money might offer — adding to your savings account, investing in home improvements, traveling with family or friends.broadstreet.zone(48036);
If you have diabetes and live in Minnesota, $8,000 is the average cost for diabetes medical expenses per person each year (adding up to a staggering $3.4 billion a year for all Minnesotans with diabetes). With the ongoing cost of diabetes monitoring supplies, medications and medical visits, diabetes treatment gets expensive. And, that doesn’t include the potential added costs of eating healthfully, having a safe place to exercise and purchasing other important self-care items, like shoes that fit well to prevent potential diabetes-related foot problems.
Yet, there are many ways to lower the cost of diabetes care, and we help those with diabetes do just that. As diabetes educators at Fairview Clinics Wyoming