Table 2 Typical event (first year) and state costs (subsequent annual cost) for complications (2000 $Canadian)
From: Cost of managing complications resulting from type 2 diabetes mellitus in Canada
Complication | Event Cost | State Cost |
|---|---|---|
Cardiovascular Disease | Â | Â |
Acute myocardial infarction | 18,635 | 1,193 |
Angina | 3,183 | 1,485 |
Cerebrovascular Disease | Â | Â |
Stroke | 33,256 | 8,769 |
Transient Ischemic Attack | 3,262 | 73 |
Nephropathy | Â | Â |
Microalbuminuria | 62 | 10 |
Gross proteinuria | 54 | 18 |
End Stage Renal Disease | - | 63,045 |
Retinopathy | - | - |
Macular edema (ME) with photocoagulation | 423 | 40 |
Proliferative retinopathy with photocoagulation | 379 | 40 |
ME and proliferative retinopathy with photocoagulation | 495 | 40 |
Blindness | - | 2,111 |
Neuropathy | Â | Â |
Symptomatic neuropathy | 148 | - |
Lower extremity amputation (LEA) 1 | 24,583 | 1,020 |
LEA 2 | 26,077 | - |
Episodic | Â | Â |
Foot ulcer | 2,183 | - |
Hypoglycemia | 111 | - |