Table 3.
Estimated change in resources needed to intensify control of blood glucose plus blood pressure, compared with current practice, and incremental annual costs of management per patient (£, at 1999 prices). Values are means (SDs)
| Resources required per patient
|
Blood glucose control
|
Blood pressure control
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Tablet
|
Insulin treatment
|
||
| Total visits (annual): | 2.9 (2.5) | 3.2 (3.0) | 2.6 (2.8) |
| General practice nurse | −0.3 (1.4) | −0.4 (1.6) | 1.4 (1.5) |
| Specialist nurse | 1.3 (1.0) | 1.3 (1.4) | 0.1 (0.5) |
| General practice clinic | 1.3 (1.1) | 1.5 (1.2) | 0.7 (1.1) |
| Doctor at clinic | 0.7 (0.7) | 0.9 (0.9) | 0.3 (0.6) |
| HbA1c tests (annual) | 1.2 (1.5) | 1.6 (1.4) | 0 |
| Home glucose tests (per month) | 1.1 (11.7) | 42.5 (40.5) | 0 |
| Incremental annual cost per patient | 101.1 (87.8) | 254.0 (172.2) | 43.3 (64.2) |
| Visits | 89.8 (62.5) | 105.8 (69.9) | 43.3 (64.2) |
| Tests | 11.3 (40.2) | 148.2 (132.7) | 0 |