TABLE 1.

Estimates for Cost Calculation

Parameter	Estimate	Population	Reference
Severe hypoglycemic events requiring hospitalization, %	6.7	T1D and T2D	Heller 201623
Severe hypoglycemic events requiring emergency department visit, %	14.5	T1D and T2D	Heller 201623 Foos 201524
Severe hypoglycemic events requiring ambulance transportation, %	29.3	T1D and T2D	Heller 201623
Hospitalization cost for a severe hypoglycemia event, $	16,160a	Adults with T2D or discharged with a diagnosis of hypoglycemia	Curkendall 201125 Goyal 201726 Pawaskar 201827 Quilliam 201112
Emergency department visit cost for a severe hypoglycemia event, $	2,001a	Adults with T2D or EMS activations in which dispatch recorded a complaint of a “diabetic problem”	Kaufmann 201928 Pawaskar 201827 Quilliam 201112
Ambulance cost for a severe hypoglycemia event, $	821a	EMS activations in which dispatch recorded a complaint of a “diabetic problem”	Kaufmann 201928

^a All costs were standardized to 2021 using the medical care component of the Consumer Price Index.

EMS = Emergency Medical Services; T1D = type 1 diabetes; T2D = type 2 diabetes.