Comparison of awareness of diabetes mellitus type II with treatment’s outcome in term of direct cost in a hospital in Saudi Arabia

BACKGROUND: Saudi Arabia is among the top 10 countries with the highest prevalence of diabetes. Cost of prevention and the indirect cost must be calculated to increase the awareness of society and to emphasize disease prevention and limit further complications. AIM: To understand the importance of awareness and the impact on the expenditure of diabetes mellitus and treatments outcomes. METHODS: A prospective descriptive and comparative survey was carried out among patients with diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabia. RESULTS: value = 0.046). CONCLUSION: It is essential for the governments to invest in ways to prevent and help in the early detection of such an expensive disease by performing national screening and education programs. Many pharmaco-economic studies can be done to help the decision-maker in our hospitals think about strategies to help the patient to be physically fit by offering gymnasium or places to walk or contract.