Table 1.
Main unit costs and sources of conventional and intensive management of type 2 diabetes
| Item | Unit cost (1997 £) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Study hospital clinic visit | 67.30 | Participating study centres |
| Drugs | Cost per item | British National Formulary 1997 |
| “Real life” annual visits and tests: | ||
| Conventional (diet and tablets) | 69.74 | See text |
| Conventional (insulin) | 157.79 | |
| Intensive (diet and tablets) | 149.39 | |
| Intensive (insulin) | 233.44 | |
| Inpatient day, by specialty: | Department of Health TFR2A costing returns 1996/97. Mean for all English NHS trusts | |
| General surgery | 271 | |
| Ophthalmology | 689 | |
| Ear, nose, and throat | 511 | |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 464 | |
| Haemodialysis | 24 160 | Average for 10 trusts |
| Peritoneal dialysis | 18 140 | Average for 11 trusts |
| Retinal photocoagulation | 655 | Diabetes control and complications trial, converted to 1997 values by purchasing power parity |
| Other outpatient attendances | 52.37 | Department of Health TFR2A costing returns 1996/97. Mean for all English NHS trusts |
| General practitioner (surgery) | 10 | Netten and Dennett7 |
| General practitioner (clinic) | 15 | Netten and Dennett7 |
| General practitioner (home) | 30 | Netten and Dennett7 |
| Diabetes specialist nurse | 22 | Netten and Dennett7 |
| Practice nurse (surgery) | 6 | Netten and Dennett7 |