no no... I am NOT diabetic. I am curious HOW diabetics (type I) cope with their medications and what happens if they lose job and cannot afford them? I understand that they have to take insulin shots to manage their blood sugar. Without them, they die. So it just bothers me if there's no universal coverage for diabetics. It's not their fault, you know?
They would have to go on a strict diet to manage their diets if they can't afford to buy insulin shots.[/QUOTE
Type 1 Diabetes CANNOT be controlled with diet and excercise. It is an auto immune disease and your pancreas cannot make insulin, therefore you must inject it into your body in order to live. It has nothing to do with poor diet or excercise habits.
I get SOOOO angry when I read comments like these. If you don't know anything about the disease, please refrain from commenting. I am AMAZED everyday about the lack of knowledge people have about Type 1 Diabetes.
They would have to go on a strict diet to manage their diets if they can't afford to buy insulin shots.
no no... I am NOT diabetic. I am curious HOW diabetics (type I) cope with their medications and what happens if they lose job and cannot afford them? I understand that they have to take insulin shots to manage their blood sugar. Without them, they die. So it just bothers me if there's no universal coverage for diabetics. It's not their fault, you know?
Type 1 Diabetes CANNOT be controlled with diet and excercise. It is an auto immune disease and your pancreas cannot make insulin, therefore you must inject it into your body in order to live. It has nothing to do with poor diet or excercise habits.
I get SOOOO angry when I read comments like these. If you don't know anything about the disease, please refrain from commenting. I am AMAZED everyday about the lack of knowledge people have about Type 1 Diabetes.
Type 1 diabetes is NOT in any way related to diet, and even if the person consumed no carbs whatsoever, they would still die due to lack of insulin pretty quickly.
Type 2 diabetics can and do experience beta cell failure and NEED insulin just as much as type 1s, and die without it.
Don't say stupid shit, k? (Old post is old, but since it's been bumped up I'mma give you a talking down anyways.)
Being a Diabetic Type I, I paid $30 for the packet of 5 insulin pens (Novolog) and 5 or 10 Lantus pens.
I paid $225 for the packet of 5 Humalog insulin pens at a pharmacy store one time because I did not realize that pharmacy store is not on the approved pharmacy list from my insurance provider. Opps! First and last purchase! I found other pharmacy store on the approved list and I have been bought that stuff ever since.
I wonder... how much does an insulin shot cost? What if a diabetic is poor and doesn't have insurance and can't afford insulin? Are there programs that provide insulin shots for free?