Current projected costs of insulin pump therapy*
| Estimated costs (£) | |
|---|---|
| *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 |