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. 2022 Oct 19;13(11-12):1875–1890. doi: 10.1007/s13300-022-01324-x

Table 2.

Direct costs associated with diabetes-related complications

Event Costs, GBP References
Myocardial infarction, year of event 7261 [22]
Myocardial infarction, subsequent years 1313 [22]
Angina, each year 3548 [23]
Congestive heart failure, year of onset 1172 [22]
Congestive heart failure, subsequent year 3602 [22]
Stroke, year of event 1677 [22]
Stroke, subsequent years 1280 [22]
Stroke death within 30 days 4500 [22]
Peripheral vascular disease, year of onset 2036 [23]
Hemodialysis, each year 44,999 [23]
Peritoneal dialysis, year of onset 24,747 [23]
Renal transplant, year of event 26,591 [23]
Renal transplant, subsequent years 8642 [23]
Laser treatment 151 [24]
Severe vision loss/blindness, year of onset 6904 [25]
Cataract extraction 2849 [23]
Cataract treatment, subsequent year 482 [23]
Neuropathy, each year 381 [26]
Standard uninfected ulcer 920 [27, 28]
Infected foot ulcer 3051 [29]
Gangrene treatment 6098 [29]
Healed ulcer with/without history of amputation 296 [29]
Amputation, year of event 5547 [23]
Amputation, prosthesis 2106 [23]
Severe hypoglycemic event requiring medical assistance 1544 [30]
Severe hyperglycemia (DKA) 2239 [31]
Aspirin, annual cost 11.74 [32]
Statins (20 mg), annual cost 12.17 [33]
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ramipril 5 mg), annual cost 14.73 [34]
Screening for retinopathy 31.98 [35]
Screening for microalbuminuria 16.00 [36, 37]
Screening for gross proteinuria 15.94 [36, 38]

DKA diabetic ketoacidosis, GBP Great British pounds

Cost were inflated to 2021 GBP using the UK consumer price index [39]