Table 2.

Summary of Parameters Incorporated into the Analysis

Type 1 diabetes patients in Germany	390,000
Insulin-treated patients in Germany	2.3 million
Annual costs for SMBG in Germany (average)	€1164.20
Reduction in severe hypoglycemic events caused by reduction of SMBG meter error from 20% to 5%	10%
HbA1c reduction caused by reduction of SMBG meter error from 20% to 5%	0.39%
Costs of severe hypoglycemia
Ambulance	€520
Hospitalization	€2021
Average cost	€1227
Costs of myocardial infarction
Acute	€9767
Follow-up (first year)	€4032
Successfully treated myocardial infarction	€13,799