Estimated costs (£) | |
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*Taken from: Insulin pump therapy (INPUT), average costs of insulin pump therapy (2001). | |
All cost to be placed against costs of standard diabetes therapy, which may include insulin pens, multiple injection therapy, and long acting analogue insulin. | |
Example: A teenager weighing 50 kg, taking 0.8 units per kg and treated with twice daily pre-mixed insulin using pre-loaded pens currently incurs a cost of approx £1 per day = £365 per annum. | |
Disetronic | |
H-TRON; 2 pump set | 2000 |
Total cost over 8 years | 2900 |
Yearly cost. | 362.50 |
D-TRON; 1 pump | 3000 |
Pump life and service concept as above | 375 |
Total over 8 years | |
Yearly cost | |
Medtronic | |
508; 1 pump set | 2180 |
Possible service charge | 325 |
Total over 8 years | 2505 |
Yearly cost | 313.13 |
Without service | 272.50 |
Estimated cost of consumables based on average use per annum | |
Disetronic H-TRON | 795 |
Disetronic D-TRON | 889 |
Medtronic | 743 |