Over the past several years, Congress has considered measures that would cap the out-of-pocket cost of insulin, which more than 7 million Americans with diabetes need to survive. In their latest attempt, the U.S. House of Representatives on March 31 passed a bill that would cap insulin costs for many […]
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WASHINGTON — The House has passed a bill capping the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for insured patients, part of an election-year push by Democrats for price curbs on prescription drugs at a time of rising inflation. Experts say the legislation, which passed 232-193 Thursday, would provide significant relief […]
Tens of millions of Americans suffer from diabetes, with some paying up to $1,000 a month for insulin, a necessary, lifesaving drug. Americans pay about five to eight times more for insulin than Canadians do—so much more that Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign once took a bus full of Americans to […]
At a Glance A drug approved to treat high blood pressure, called verapamil, protected insulin-producing cells in the pancreas in people with type 1 diabetes. These protective effects lasted as long as people took the drug over the two years of the study, reducing the amount of insulin treatment required. […]
“There’s been significant shortages of insulin across the country and many, many actors and people in different areas calling out for that supply,” Kate White, an emergency program manager for Doctors Without Borders, told CNN. According to Valentina Ocheretenko, chair of the Ukrainian Diabetes Foundation, the country has enough insulin […]
If you struggle with insulin resistance, pre-diabetes or Type 2 diabetes, you know how important your diet is and how much it can affect how you feel each time you eat–not to mention the impact on your overall health. So you’re probably searching for the best diet or eating plan […]