Tag: Diabetes
‘Walmart insulin’ can be a dangerous choice
Cash-strapped patient with diabetes who turn to low-cost “Walmart Insulins” could be putting their lives at risk, an expert warns.
Seattle’s Soda Tax Almost Entirely Passed on to Consumers
Two-liter bottle of soda increased 64 percent; price of diet drinks jumped, too
Patients Protest Sky-High Insulin Prices
Insulin prices tripled, then doubled again and now lists over $300 for a single vial. Most people with Type 1 diabetes need multiple vials every month to live.
Insulin’s High Cost Leads To Deadly Rationing
His family thinks their son was rationing his insulin — using less than he needed — to try to make it last until he could afford to buy more.
NIH publishes ‘one-stop’ resource for diabetes information
“′Diabetes in America′ was written to serve as the go-to book for anything you ever wanted to know about diabetes,” says the book’s editor Catherine Cowie, PhD.
Diabetes: good news and the bad news
The apocalyptic scenarios often painted about the diabetes epidemic are not inevitable, but they are likely if we carry on as we are.