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Table 4 Costs of treatment of diabetes complications per T2DM patient in Hong Kong

From: Insulin glargine compared to neutral protamine Hagedorn (NPH) insulin in patients with type-2 diabetes uncontrolled with oral anti-diabetic agents alone in Hong Kong: a cost-effectiveness analysis

Diabetes complication

Year of treatment

Cost (HKD)

Myocardial infarction

Year 1

98,947

Year 2+

2220

Angina

Year 1

41,567

Year 2+

2220

Congestive heart failure

Year 1

33,990

Year 2+

4800

Stroke

Year 1

144,120

Year 2+

2220

Peripheral vascular disease

Year 1

54,719

Year 2+

2220

Haemodialysis

Year 1

702,000

Year 2+

702,000

Peritoneal dialysis

Year 1

102,380

Year 2+

92,100

Renal transplant

Year 1

307,280

Year 2+

4440

Laser treatment for the eye

Per event

12,900

Cataract

Per event

39,500

Amputation

Per event

226,830

Amputation prosthesis

Per event

8275

Gangrene

Per event

114,560

After healed ulcer

Per event

20,400

Infected ulcer

Per event

39,680

Standard uninfected ulcer

Per event

7980