Review Article

Nonsevere Hypoglycemia Episode Clinical and Economic Outcomes: A Comparison between Sulfonylurea and Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor as Add-On to Metformin from a Canadian Perspective

Table 2

Costs associated with nonsevere hypoglycemic episodes (NSHEs) per episode from literature.

Direct costs: $11 per NSHE [63]USD$ for 2015 [63]
Lost productivity: range from $15.26 to $93.47 per NSHE [42]
Total out-of-pocket costs: $25.29 per NSHE [42]
USD$ for 2011 [42]
Total cost: $127 per person per event for nocturnal NSHE [64]
Total cost: $70.67 per person per year for nocturnal NSHE [65]
USD$ for 2013 [64]
CDN$ for 2013 [65]