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Diabetes Care in The Netherlands: - Novo Nordisk

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• <strong>Diabetes</strong> is a challeng<strong>in</strong>g disease for patients– Treatment requires large behavioural change and poses a real risks of side effects– Complications from diabetes are potentially severe (e.g. stroke, kidney disease heart disease)– Fortunately high quality treatment and strict compliance has proven to keep diabetes patients healthy for a long time• <strong>Novo</strong> <strong>Nordisk</strong> has asked Booz & Co to perform a study with the objective to identify how our health care system could beimproved to empower professionals <strong>in</strong> provid<strong>in</strong>g high quality of care for diabetes• Better diabetes care has value for patients and society– Improves health of the patient: improv<strong>in</strong>g life expectancy and quality of life– Reduces health care cost: prevention, reduction, and delay<strong>in</strong>g of complications– Reduces the demand for <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>gly scarce labour health care (ZorgInnovatiePlatfrom projects 450.000 vacant employmentpositions <strong>in</strong> health care <strong>in</strong> 2025)– Improves productivity by <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g workforce participation of diabetes patients• This document presents the f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs of the study. It is <strong>in</strong>tended to serve as a basis for further discussion with patients, medicalprofessionals, policymakers and <strong>in</strong>surers8

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