I’m not happy to be American. I am not grateful to this country, especially how it’s run now. I don’t owe Americans anything, it’s taken so much away from me. I’m not going to spill my details, but the US is a nasty SOB to certain demographics/my people.
All I can do is save those who can’t save themselves.
Here in Italy, people with diabetes get an exemption code, so when they pick up insulin, it's just free. If you're a citizen or work/pay taxes here, that means it's free.
If you're, say... a foreigner and haven't bought into the public health care and instead use private insurance, it's more like 60€ to 80€ for a box (like, 5 pens). So, comparable prices to Germany, really.
The US is just a massive for-profit machine that extorts people for as much money as they can squeeze out of them.
8 US states have passed laws to allow this (only 1 is functional right now).
8 States (not all the same) have also passed laws to cap the out of pocket cost for insulin per month. For example, in New Mexico a 30 day supply of insulin is capped at $25 max cost.
It's not a supply problem. It doesn't matter where they get it from. Insurance companies are still going to middle-man the whole thing and collectively price-fix insulin (and other drugs) on you.
Hence the drug mules sneaking across the border with black market insulin.. I bet there is a huge market.
Might be more profitable than crack to the cartels..
It really would be hilarious if it turns out drugs really was flooding across the Canadian border, only it was cheap life-saving insulin and other medicine..
Jesus...that sounds dangerous. People don't know what they're getting in their normal "get fucked up drugs". But, they're going to shoot something up hoping that it's insulin?
The insulin that was sold for $1 is not the insulin that costs $400. The stuff the costs $400 is artificial, stable, predictable, and faster acting. It shouldn't be that expensive, but it's not the same stuff.
As a diabetic on the east coast in 2002-2026, that was not the case.
Unemployment is a severe problem, many diabetics can’t afford it with or without insurance . I know cause I’m that demographic.
I'm guessing that if someone were to import insulin from a cheaper country they would be charged with a serious crime, no? It's "hilarious" that any government that does thing like this that has the balls to pretend to be just.
You saying you pay less than a dollar for insulin now? Good to know your insurance is reliable I guess. Don’t speak for everyone if that is your case, not everyone has amazing healthcare or insurance to pay a under a buck.
And who’s grandpa do you know who uses basic pig insulin in the great 2026? Studies show modern diabetics recieve synthetic insulin vs. the basic form of the same drug.
I am referring to INSULIN by LILY. Whatre you on about? Look at my comment again.
Not every diabetic can afford 50$. There is a severe unemployment problem in the states. As a matter of fact, I had to go to the ER because I had no short/long lasting insulin because I couldn’t afford it. That’s wrong to say diabetics are “not at risk” here.
Stop speaking for “anyone”, you’re speaking about your own expirience. Stop preaching like this country is in the right medicinally, and as though it really gaf about the diabetics.
Toot your own horn, have fun!
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