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Yeah, the cost of insulin is appalling. In the US, outcomes for people with type 1 diabetes (autoimmune and insulin-dependent) really have not improved substan
by disabled 6y ago
Yeah, the cost of insulin is appalling.
In the US, outcomes for people with type 1 diabetes (autoimmune and insulin-dependent) really have not improved substantially against other countries. In many ways, we have regressed. I personally have type 1 diabetes and care is so much different abroad.
This is just one symptom of our malady within the US healthcare system: it is about profit and not about improving the health, livelihood, and longevity of the general population.
I naturalized as a citizen with universal healthcare over stuff like insulin prices, although this was not the primary reason. I studied healthcare systems for hundreds of hours to figure out where I would need to establish myself. If anyone wants help or advice regarding healthcare systems and/or citizenship matters, I am here to help. Check my email on my profile.
- inetsee 6y agoThe cost of insulin is not the only expense diabetics face. I have a Freestyle Libre Continuous Glucose monitor. Instead of finger sticks to put a drop of blood into a monitor, I have a sensor attached to my arm, and a reader that can read glucose levels by swiping the reader over the sensor as often as I want. When I was doing finger sticks, I was testing glucose approximately four times a day. Now that I have the CGM I test approximately 20 time a day. The improvement in my glucose control is significant. I have Medicare and supplemental insurance, so my costs are all covered. If I didn't have insurance the uninsured cost of sensors used to be $350 every four weeks. Late last year the uninsured cost went up to $1074 every four weeks. This is just my most visible awareness of how badly healthcare in the United States is broken.
- lukewrites 6y ago> If anyone wants help or advice regarding healthcare systems and/or citizenship matters, I am here to help. Check my email on my profile. I'll be emailing you. My wife and I are starting to work on a shortlist of countries to consider as immigration targets. I'm not interested in my children growing up in a "free market" healthcare system.