The Prices of Diabetes Supplies Remain Dangerously High, but at What Expense?
By Amanda Fales | Observer Contributor
Editor’s Note: This article was written a few months prior to Professor David Wyman’s unexpected death on August 12.
The cost of insulin has skyrocketed and has left people with diabetes struggling to get what they can’t live without. This issue has been felt worldwide and has impacted some of the faculty at Mount Wachusett firsthand.
According to the CDC article “What is Prediabetes,” “Insulin is a hormone made by your pancreas” used to control blood sugar. For those with diabetes, going without this drug could cause them to become ill or even die.