Zoe Averill

daily insulin user

[Laura Marston @Kidfears99]

Your daily reminder that the insulin I’ve used for 23 years, Humalog, has gone from $21 a vial to $278 a vial with no changes to the insulin or even the packaging. That’s a 1200% increase on a hormone every human requires to live, but my body can’t make. I die in 48 hours w/o it

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

From the Magazine: As the cost of insulin skyrockets, some desperate diabetics are taking to rationing — and risking their lives.

What happens when a lifesaving drug becomes intolerably expensive? https://t.co/mPNSCflO3l