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. 2011 Jul 1;11(4):1–29.

Table 10: Annual incremental costs of CGM (i.e. costs in addition to SMBG).

Description FY2011a FY2012b FY2013a,b FY2014b FY2015a,b 5-yr Total Annualized
CGM transmitter (every 2.5 years) $58.8M $5.5M $64.5M $11.2M $64.6M $204.7M $40.9M
Blood glucose sensor (every 6 days) $429.9M $40.5M $41.0M $41.5M $42.0M $594.9M $119.0M
Total incremental cost $488.7M $46.1M $105.5M $52.7M $106.6M $799.6M $159.9M

Note: aIncremental costs for prevalent Type 1 diabetics; bIncremental costs for incident Type 1 diabetics