Table A12:

Annual Cost of Insulin Pump Therapy

We obtained an average daily insulin use of 42 units from 731 insulin pumps130

People with diabetes using an insulin pump use 200-unit cartridges, so one insulin cartridge lasts approximately 4.5 days, or 81 cartridges (365/4.5 = 81) per year

Humalog (insulin lispro) is provided in 3 × 5 mL = 15 mL packs (1 mL insulin = 100 units; 15 mL = 1,500 units). One pack of Humalog equals 7.5 cartridges (1,500/200) Humalog costs $67.99 per pack131

The annual cost of Humalog with an insulin pump is $734 ([81/7.5] × $67.99).