A STUDY ON COST ANALYSIS IN DIABETIC PATIENTS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS

Background: Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. Objective: To evaluate the average investigation and medication cost for T2DM with CV complication. To evaluate the total average cost (Direct medical and direct non-medical) for T2DM and T2DM with CV complication. To evaluate the total average cost (Direct and indirect cost) for T2DM and T2DM with CV complication. To assess the economic burden of T2DM with other complications. Methodology: A prospective study was conducted in the medicine and surgery department of govt medical college and hospital, Nagapattinam. Result- The commonly occurring cv complication was found to be hypertension, which constitutes about 58.4% of total patients. The direct medical cost is the highest in patients with hypertension, ischemic heart disease and atherosclerosis. Rs 5400. The total cost is highest in patients with hypertension and atherosclerosis, totalling Rs 26280. From the current data it was found that CVS complications increase the economic burden among patients with T2DM.