As I’ve discussed in my previous posts, diabetes costs are high, even for those with controlled diabetes (patients who have stable blood glucose levels and are managing their risks for chronic complications), but they are often even higher for individuals with uncontrolled diabetes. People with diabetes also have a higher risk for certain—some very serious—complications, […]

In my last two posts, I talked about insulin, especially regarding its cost and its importance. However, people with diabetes don’t only require insulin to manage this illness, they also need to be able to monitor their blood sugar to make sure it’s in the correct range. One way of doing this is finger sticks. […]

My 15-year-old sister asked my dad what would happen if, as an adult, she couldn’t afford her insulin. This was a purely hypothetical question for her, but it’s some people’s reality. After aging out of his mother’s health insurance, a 26-year-old man was told that his insulin and other supplies would be $1,300 per month, […]

This blog is about how much various aspects of diabetes cost (and why, these costs, are, quite frankly, outrageous), but this post is an introduction to one of the main costs of diabetes, which I plan to discuss further in my next post, insulin. In people who do not have diabetes, insulin helps to regulate […]