Tan M H, Wornell M C, Beck A W
Diabetes Care. 1981 Sep-Oct;4(5):519-24. doi: 10.2337/diacare.4.5.519.
In Prince Edward Island, all diabetic inhabitants who register annually with the Provincial Department of Health can obtain prescribed hypoglycemic medications and urine testing materials free of charge. Since 1964, this drug program has served as an informal register of the diabetic patients living on the island. Based on the data available, the following observations are made: (1) The prevalence rate of diabetes increased from 0.89% in 1966 to 1.53% in 1977. The prevalence rates increased from 0.05% in the less than 9-yr age group to 8.4% in the greater than 90-yr age group. The prevalence rate of diabetes among school children was 0.19%. (2) The incidence rate was 1.89/1000 in 1977. The highest incidence rate was in the greater than 40-yr age group and the lowest in the less than 10-yr age group. (3) Fourteen and a half percent of the diabetic persons were treated with diet alone, 52.7% with oral agents, and 32.5% with insulin in 1977. (4) In 1978, the cost per diabetic person for providing benefits was: oral agent = $14.88, insulin = $84.75, urine testing materials = $9.29, and education = $38.08.
在爱德华王子岛，所有每年向省卫生部登记的糖尿病居民均可免费获得处方降糖药物和尿液检测材料。自1964年以来，该药物项目一直作为该岛糖尿病患者的非正式登记册。根据现有数据，得出以下观察结果：（1）糖尿病患病率从1966年的0.89%增至1977年的1.53%。患病率从9岁以下年龄组的0.05%增至90岁以上年龄组的8.4%。在校儿童中的糖尿病患病率为0.19%。（2）1977年发病率为1.89/1000。发病率最高的是40岁以上年龄组，最低的是10岁以下年龄组。（3）1977年，14.5%的糖尿病患者仅接受饮食治疗，52.7%接受口服药物治疗，32.5%接受胰岛素治疗。（4）1978年，为每位糖尿病患者提供福利的费用为：口服药物 = 14.88美元，胰岛素 = 84.75美元，尿液检测材料 = 9.29美元，教育 = 38.08美元。
