Table 1.

Overview of the study approach.

Study objective	To estimate the direct medical costs associated with T2DM in the South African public health sector
Target audience	Governments to prioritise T2DM investments
Grouping of direct costs	(1) T2DM control and (2) T2DM-related complications: renal disease, diabetic eye diseases, diabetic foot disorder, diabetic heart disease
Time frame	One year
Costing approach	Bottom-up approach
Calculating the total annual cost	TC = UC x Pop Total cost (TC) estimates for T2DM were calculated by multiplying the unit costs (UC) by the target population (Pop)