Hyperglycaemic emergency admissions to a secondary-level hospital – an unnecessary financial burden

D J Pepper, V C Burch, N S Levitt, S Cleary

Abstract


Diabetes affects approximately 1 million South Africans and contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality.1 In 2000, disability-adjusted life years for diabetes in South Africa (390/100 000) were comparable to US figures (421/100 000)2,3 – 4 times higher than for the rest of Africa (113/100 000).3

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