#insulin4all USA
Access to Health Care in the USA
24 Jun 2016, 8:03 p.m. in #insulin4all USA, Global Stories by Zach Toth
In the US we are very lucky to have access to some of the best health care methods and technology in the world. I never have to worry about where my next pen of insulin will come from and I get to try out the latest tech and choose what works best for me, for the most part... Read more
‘‘It would be cheaper for me to die’’
14 Apr 2016, 1:48 p.m. in #insulin4all USA, Global Stories, News & Statements by Elizabeth Pfiester
Since sharing our initial survey data about out-of-pocket costs for insulin and diabetes supplies, we have received even more responses. With an overwhelming number of USA respondents, our survey has collected comment after comment about the outrageous costs faced by Americans who must contend with this financial burden... Read more
My Fight for Information
13 Mar 2016, 2:56 p.m. in #insulin4all USA by Mindy Bartleson
Diabetes has been a big part of my life for a long time, but during my fall semester of my senior year at university in my International Social Work class, I decided to focus on diabetes and access to resources, specifically insulin. Read more
What is Needed to Improve Affordability of Insulin?
16 Dec 2015, 12:12 p.m. in #insulin4all USA by Ryan Knox
We have dozens of insulin products on the market, consisting of human, animal, and analog insulins. Many of the originator products are off patent or soon coming off patent, allowing for generics and biosimilars to enter the market. Yet availability of affordable insulin continues to be a problem... Read more
1922
29 Jul 2015, 6:43 p.m. in #insulin4all USA by Elizabeth Pfiester
“We felt it more humanitarian to prolong the lives of many old and faithful patients rather than attempt to secure marvelous results in a few.” This quote is from Dr. Elliott Joslin regarding his first experiences treating patients with insulin in 1922. Read more
What’s The Deal With Generic Insulin?
20 Nov 2014, 3:44 p.m. in #insulin4all USA by John Rowley
At first glance it would seem that generic forms of insulin (versions created when patents expire) should be making a significant impact on global insulin prices and therefore the ability of people to access insulin. On closer inspection it is clear that they have not yet made a noticeable effect. Read more
My Insulin Scare
21 Aug 2014, 5:54 p.m. in #insulin4all USA, Global Stories by Elizabeth Pfiester
Most of us know that, essentially, the most important thing for a person with diabetes is insulin. Someone with Type 1 diabetes can die within weeks if there is no insulin in their body. I recently had an experience with my own insulin that put the issues I am passionate about into perspective even more. Here is what happened... Read more
Denial of Insulin? It Can Happen Anywhere.
4 May 2014, 6:08 p.m. in #insulin4all USA by Caroline Paulson
Medicare have without warning or explanation retroactively ended my access to insulin via the insulin pump which I depend upon to live.
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