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The initiation of insulin therapy in the management of type 2 diabetes involves an approximate 10% increase in total health care expenditures initially, although this is offset by the consistent and substantial 40% decrease in subsequent total health care expenditures 9 months following insulin initiation.
Rosenblum M, Kane M. Analysis of Cost and Utilization of Health Care Services Before and After Initiation of Insulin Therapy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. J Managed Care Pharm. 2003; 9(4): 309-16. https://www.jmcp.org/doi/pdf/10.18553/jmcp.2003.9.4.309