HOUSTON, TX–(Marketwire - February 11, 2008) - Diabetes. Ask any patient and they’ll tell you that managing diabetes can be as hard to live with as the effects of diabetes itself. Patient Monica Droz says her condition is not only something that has to be closely monitored, it feels like a full time job.
“I missed lots and lots of work, going to the doctor, going to the lab, going back to the doctor, paying all those expensive co-pays. I mean, having diabetes is tough all by itself, but keeping up with it, well, really, it’s almost as bad.”
Monica’s experience is hardly unique. In 2005, the year for which the most recent data is available, diabetes patients had a total of 11,577,340 avoidable sick days*. That’s an average of 10 more avoidable sick days per year than non-diabetes employees**.
Diabetes patients like Monica are discovering a new kind of one-stop solution to their diabetes care in a company called DiabetesAmerica™.
President of DiabetesAmerica™, Dr. Frank Basile, says they built DiabetesAmerica to help patients by providing best-in-class care plus all the support services they need in a single location, with the ability to walk out with just a single co-payment.
“DiabetesAmerica’s sole purpose is to give patients with diabetes everything they need, all under one roof. Each location has an on-site lab, a comfortable lounge, doctor-patient meeting rooms and important education and diagnosis centers. So we’re not just making it easy, we’re giving patients a level of personalized attention that most aren’t accustomed to, and with all this delivered with one co-pay, we’re helping them save money, too, and that has to be a good thing.”
DiabetesAmerica™ says their approach benefits patients on many levels: time saved, money saved and better care and wellness. Many of their patients are making big wellness improvements after just a few visits. Patient Sean Roark is an example.
“I have gone from using hundreds of units of insulin per day, literally hundreds of units, down to where I am using less than 100 units and my typical dosage at a meal may be only three or four units. I’m very rarely above 140 daily units which is spectacular for a diabetic.”
In an effort to serve more patients, Basile says DiabetesAmerica will be cutting the ribbon on several Health Centers and stepping up its outreach to help new diabetes patients.
Each new patient will have a minimum of five physician visits for the first year of the program and will begin a personalized treatment plan developed specifically for them by DiabetesAmerica’s expert team of physicians, registered dietitians and certified diabetes educators.
In addition, patients will also have access to a whole range of services including online appointment scheduling, personalized health records and prescription refills, and retail pharmacy services with free overnight delivery.
About DiabetesAmerica™
Founded in 2004, DiabetesAmerica™ has established a reputation in communities across Texas as a comprehensive health center and management program for individuals with diabetes, providing them with a team of physicians, dietitians, and certified diabetes educators all under one roof. DiabetesAmerica’s personalized education and lifestyle support provide patients with lifelong guidance for managing their diabetes and give them the tools and support they need to take charge of their lives. For more information, visit www.DiabetesAmerica.com.
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