Out of that direct cost, 56.31% consisted of cost of insulin; 5.65% consisted of cost of syringes; 8.14% consisted of cost of reagent strips; 0.10% consisted of cost of glucose meters; 3.61% consisted of cost of oral drugs; 1.64% consisted of cost of outpatient consultations; 1.90% consisted of cost of hospitalization; 15.41% consisted of cost of diabetes-related diagnostic tests; and 7.24% were health care costs borne by households (patients and their family members) in search of diabetes treatment. The gene discussed is INS; the disease is diabetes mellitus.