Examining economic improvements in managing diabetes in the nursing home

In 1997, two-thirds of the medical cost of diabetes was borne by the elderly and nursing home care attributable to diabetes accounted for a third of that financial burden. The development of the Insulin Delivery Pen system can provide cost efficiency, and concurrently reduce the potential for contamination, free up nursing time, improve the administration process, and maintain dosing accuracy. The insulin pen delivery system (vs. the traditional vial and syringe method) is an attractive and cost effective option in the treatment of diabetes mellitus for residents in nursing facilities.