Estimated cost per patient requiring insulin by sliding scale prescription
| Bed day | Cost/day | No of days | Total | |
| Ward | £500.00 | 3 | £1500 | |
| Cost per Ix | No. of Ix | No. of days | Total | |
| Investigation(S) | ||||
| Electrolyte test | £15.00 | 1 | 4 | £60 |
| Ketones | £0.19 | 4 | 4 | £3 |
| Blood glucose testing strips | £0.58 | 24 | 4 | £56 |
| Potassium | £10.00 | 1 | 4 | £40 |
| £159 | ||||
| Cost/Med | No. of Med | No. of days | Total | |
| Medication(S) | ||||
| Insulin Sliding Scale | £41.10 | 1 | 3 | £123 |
| Lantus Solostar pen | £8.30 | 2 | 3 | £50 |
| Cost per hour | No. of hours | No. of days | Total | |
| Doctor | ||||
| Time | ||||
| F1 | £20.00 | 4 | 1 | £80 |
| F2 | £30.00 | 2 | 1 | £60 |
| Specialty Trainee | £38.00 | 1 | 4 | £152 |
| Consultant | £55.00 | 0 | 1 | £0.00 |
| £292 | ||||
| HC Professional (any healthcare professional other than a doctor) | ||||
| Time | Cost per hour | No. of hours | No. of days | Total |
| Nursing | £13.10 | 4 | 4 | £210 |
| Diabetic Specialist Nurse | £20.00 | 2 | 3 | £120 |
| £330 | ||||
| Total saving | £2454 | |||