Treatment of Grover's disease can include the following: 1  Calcipotriol cream. 2  Diphemanil methylsulfate powder. 3  Remain cool - sweating may induce more itchy spots. 4  Experimentally, oral retinoids such as acitretin or isotretinoin. 5  A mild topical steroid such as hydrocortisone in a cool lotion.
The high cost of diabetes. Almost one-in-four hospital dollars go to treat people with the metabolic disorder. Although an estimated 7.8 percent of Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes, patients with this metabolic disease rack up 23 percent of hospital costs nationwide, a new federal analysis finds. Their collective hospital bill in 2008, the most recent year for which data were available: almost $83 billion.
The Cost of Diabetes. 1  $25 for a box of 100 syringes (average of 3 shots a day per needle, 3 Â½-month supply) 2  $80 for a box of 100 test strips (testing 10 times a day, three-month supply) 3  $450 for a box of 30 Omnipods, based on 50 percent insurance coverage. (One pod lasts three days, one box is a 90-day supply)