“…Concerning diabetic chronic renal failure, according to Cherchiglia et al 34 , 20% of patients that began dialysis in the SUS in 2000 presented diabetes as the cause of CRF. Patients were followed for a mean of 4 years, and annual expenditure per patient ranged from approximately BRL 27,000 to BRL 35,000 (USD 8,000-USD 11,000)…”