A few months back a reporter from our local newspaper interviewed me about the insulin pricing situation. I will admit I felt foolish because I didn’t know a lot about it. I mean, I know that insulin costs too much. I know that people have died because they were rationing insulin and then ran out. I didn’t, however, know the inner workings of pricing pharmaceuticals.
I am still not an expert on this (by the way, there is so much going on in diabetes at any given time that it is impossible to be an expert on all of it – just like managing diabetes, we do the best we can). Anyway, I’m trying to pay more attention. I heard a talk on this topic in April and yesterday I read this helpful article.
I hope the people who have the ability to change this situation will make change happen. While I may not be able to do that directly, I can stay informed and help others do the same. I can sign and share petitions like this one.
Let’s do our part to establish transparency in insulin pricing. Let’s help those who do not have affordable access to insulin. Let’s make sure no one else dies from lack of insulin. #insulin4all