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Effect of improved glycemic control on health care costs and utilization
Wagner EH, Sandhu N, Newton KM, McCulloch DK, Ramsey SD, Grothaus LC. Effect of improved glycemic control on health care costs and utilization. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2001;285(2):182-189.

The data from this study suggest that a sustained reduction in HbA1c level among adult diabetic patients is associated with significant cost savings within 1 to 2 years of improvement.

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