How Do I Reduce Employee Costs Related to Diabetes?

Fresh Tri reduces employee diabetes costs by targeting the root behaviors driving metabolic disease through sustainable habit formation. Our Iterative Mindset Method bypasses the brain’s resistance mechanisms, enabling employees to develop lasting healthy behaviors that improve insulin sensitivity and reduce medication dependence.
Diabetes represents a significant financial burden for employers. According to the American Diabetes Association, direct medical costs and indirect productivity losses total over $327 billion annually, with workplace expenses accounting for approximately $90 billion. Conventional wellness approaches struggle to address this challenge effectively, leaving employers searching for solutions that deliver measurable, long-term cost reductions.

Why Traditional Diabetes Management Programs Fall Short

Most diabetes management programs rely on compliance-based approaches that contradict how the brain functions. For example, when employees perceive these programs as restrictive or punitive, their brain’s habenula activates and creates resistance to change. Research from the National Institutes of Health has identified this region as the brain’s “motivation kill switch” that can derail even the most well-intentioned health programs.

Conventional programs typically focus on short-term metrics through incentives or penalties. Employees temporarily comply to earn rewards or avoid penalties, but once these external motivators disappear, the healthy behaviors fade as well.

The financial impact of ineffective diabetes management compounds over time. Employers invest substantial resources in these programs only to see minimal returns, while diabetes-related costs continue to rise through increased medical claims, absenteeism, and reduced workplace productivity.

The Fresh Tri Difference: Working With the Brain, Not Against It

Fresh Tri takes a precisely calculated approach by applying brain science to habit formation. Our Iterative Mindset Method eliminates the concept of failure that triggers the habenula and replaces it with practice and iteration.
By targeting the behaviors that drive metabolic health, we help employees develop sustainable habits that directly impact diabetes management:
When employees persist without perceiving failure, they develop intrinsic motivation that drives long-term behavior change, a valuable reinforcement for diabetes management, which requires consistent daily choices rather than temporary bursts of compliance.

Long-Term Cost Reduction Through Sustainable Health Improvement

Organizations implementing Fresh Tri experience quantifiable reductions in diabetes-related costs through multiple pathways. As employees develop healthier habits, their need for expensive medications decreases. The American Journal of Managed Care found that improved glucose control leads to 40% fewer diabetes complications, significantly reducing emergency care and hospitalization costs.

Employees who practice iteration rather than pursuing perfection experience less stress and greater success in managing their condition, which leads to fewer costly interventions and better workplace performance.

To learn how Fresh Tri can help your organization reduce diabetes-related costs through sustainable habit formation, visit our How It Works page and discover why blaming the brain, not your employees, is the key to lasting health improvement.