INS and diabetes mellitus: Out of that direct cost, 41.37% consisted of cost of insulin; 4.15% consisted of cost of syringes; 5.98% consisted of cost of reagent strips; 0.07% consisted of cost of glucose meters; 2.42% consisted of cost of oral drugs; 15.06% consisted of cost of outpatient consultations; 14.45% consisted of cost of hospitalization; 9.23% consisted of cost of diabetes-related diagnostic tests; and 7.26% were health care costs borne by households (patients and their family members) in search of diabetes treatment.