THE ECONOMIC CASE FOR BEHAVIORAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGY IN DIABETES REVERSAL
A MORE EFFECTIVE RPM TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DIABETES REVERSAL
There is no question that sustainable weight loss resulting from behavioral and dietary changes brings about dramatic improvement in patients with Type 2 diabetes. The UDW system supports providers and Type 2 patients in their goal of full medication reversal and disease remission and supports Type 1 patients in reducing insulin dependence and controlling disease progression. Solid research demonstrates the proven effectiveness of personal coaching support programs combined with Remote Patient Monitoring in Diabetes control and remission. Imagine a skilled Diabetes coach and motivated patient having the array of real-time and historical data provided by the UDW system to work with! Research further shows that it is possible to further increase weight loss significantly by utilizing targeted messaging. The UDW platform sends multiple variations of personalized daily support messages based on real time patient data entering the system from the patient’s UDW enabled Apple or Android watch and associated Bluetooth devices such as the UDW scale. The UDW system also reduces the live coaching time required per patient because there is no need for the patient to explain how they’re feeling, how their exercise and diet programs are going, how they’ve been sleeping and moving around – all these behaviors and conditions are being monitored and fed into the UDW system continuously and will cut through preliminary chatting and enable patient and provider to get right to the real target – focusing on driving positive behavioral change toward Diabetes Reversal.
Empowering Diabetic and preDiabetic patients with increased self-awareness, positive AIpowered feedback, and 24/7 physician/clinician/coach monitoring will enable patients to take control of their lives, modify their behaviors, decrease their dependence on medication, and potentially reverse their A1C and total Diabetic condition. With continual monitoring and feedback from the UDW system making these changes permanent will be easier and much more effective.
While small in sample size this recent Mississippi study is considered to be the “Gold Standard” for demonstrating the effectiveness of Telehealth technologies in saving money and improving outcomes in state-wide Diabetic populations. This study measured the results of Telephone-based “Telehealth” interventions. No RPM was involved. We believe that the UDW system will deliver much better fully scalable results at far lower costs.
One of the greatest benefits of the UDW system will be the reversal in drug costs that Diabetic patients will experience through increased self-awareness, 24/7 monitoring and continual positive feedback
Remote monitoring, successful treatment, and successful selfmanagement of the conditions associated with Type 2 Diabetes just got a lot easier and much more effective for both patients and doctors with the UDW system. The lifetime cost savings from prevention of these conditions through better patient selfawareness and healthier behaviors are very significant.
The economic burden associated with diagnosed diabetes (all ages), undiagnosed diabetes and pre-diabetes (adults), and gestational diabetes (mothers and newborns) reached nearly $404 billion in 2019. This breaks down to $327.2 billion for diagnosed diabetes, $31.7 billion for undiagnosed diabetes, $43.4 billion for prediabetes, and nearly $1.6 billion for gestational diabetes. Combined, this amounted to an economic burden of $1,240 for each American in 2019. Annual total cost burden per case averaged $13,240 for diagnosed diabetes, $5,800 for gestational diabetes, $4,250 for undiagnosed diabetes, and $500 for pre-diabetes. Diabetes Care 2019
