Annual costs for patient with T1DM
Costs | SMBG | FM system | Difference FM system vs SMBG | |
Absolute | % | |||
Cost of blood glucose monitoring | €1216 | €1193 | €−23.7 | −1.9 |
Cost of strips and lancets | €1216 | €68 | €−1149 | −94.4 |
Cost of FM system sensors | €0 | €1125 | €1125 | |
Cost of management of severe hypoglycemia episodes | €3220 | €1333 | €−1887 | −55.1 |
Total cost | €4437 | €2526 | €−1911 | −43.1 |
FM, flash monitoring; SMBG, self-monitoring of blood glucose; T1DM, type 1 diabetes mellitus.