Reducing costs and increasing quality of life with diabetes management.

Designed to improve quality of life, encourage compliance with physician treatment plans and decrease benefits consumption, Syncare’s Sweet Life Program reduces emergency room visits, hospitalizations and pharmaceutical costs.


The SynCare Case for Diabetes Management

According to the American Diabetes Association, there are 23.6 million people in the U.S., or 8% of the population, with diabetes. The sixth primary cause of death in the U.S., it is a leading cause of adult blindness, heart disease and stroke, high blood pressure, lower-limb amputation, kidney disease, nerve damage and periodontal disease

The financial cost of diabetes is staggering – accounting for one out of every five health care dollars spent in the U.S. The Association reports that the total economic cost of diabetes in 2007 was $174 billion:

   Cost of direct care: $27 billion
   Chronic diabetes-related complications: $58 billion
   Excess general medical costs: $31 billion
   Indirect costs resulting from increased absenteeism, reduced productivity and
     disease-related unemployment disability: $58 billion


SynCare’s Integrated Approach to Diabetes Management

SynCare’s Sweet Life Program applies an integrated approach to diabetes management. In addition to encouraging compliance with physician treatment plans, our case management program seeks to reduce or delay the onset of co-morbidities through educating members on the importance of annual flu shots, routine foot, eye and dental examinations and urine testing for early (detection) of kidney damage. Using direct support, we keep members engaged, motivated and progressing – improving glycemic control, reducing glycated hemoglobin (A1C) concentrations, improving cardiovascular risk factors and encouraging healthy lifestyle choices.

Members are provided with education that includes:
   How to use the glucometer
   Insulin injections
   Use and care of the insulin pump
   Menu planning and nutrition

Case Management support includes:
   Medication Review
   Environmental assessments
   Telephone follow up and support
   Home visits for those at highest risk

SynCare’s Sweet Life Program is developed in accordance with the guidelines and recommendations established by the Indiana Consensus Guidelines for Diabetes Care adopted by the Indiana State Department of Health, and the American Diabetes Association Clinical Practice Guidelines (2004).

Source: www.diabetes.org/diabetes-statistics.jsp