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The DAFNE
approach has been the focus of an economic evaluation which was submitted
to NICE and has been published as a full paper in Diabetic Medicine.
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The authors used the available data to develop an economic model,
incorporating the costs of the intervention and the economic benefits
of delaying or preventing complications. The model shows that the
5-day course begins to pay for itself within 5 years mainly due to
savings in the cost of treating diabetic nephropathy.
The publication of the DAFNE trial has generated considerable interest
in the approach. The Diabetes
NSF [15] implementation
document which calls for structured education programmes for all those
with diabetes, highlights the DAFNE approach and the programme has
received a specific mention from NICE.
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