The total estimated cost of diabetes in the United States is $174 billion.
The estimated direct medical cost of diabetes is $116 billion. This includes medical care and services.
The estimated indirect cost of diabetes is $58 billion. This includes disability, work loss, and premature mortality.
Medicines and supplies and outpatient services are responsible for a minority of these costs.
Reference
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. National Diabetes Statistics, 2007. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, 2008.