#type 1 diabetes

trekmemes:

ohnoagremlin:

gahdamnpunk:

AND a race one since the most affected regions will be Africa, Asia and Oceania

as a friend pointed out, this headline makes it sound like supply will be dwindling. supply is fine. people will be *priced out*.

this is fucking MURDER.

insulin has been mass produced (from animal extracts) since -1923-. slow acting insulin has existed since the ‘50s, and ‘human’ genetically engineered insulin (derived from E. coli bacteria) has existed since 1982.

insulin treatment for diabetes is not some new or ‘unproven’ treatment. according to beyondtype1, “Humalog rapid-acting insulin came on to the market with a list price of $21 a vial in 1997.” adjusting for inflation, a vial these days should cost about $34 at most. instead, it costs over $300. there is NO reason for it to be steadily gaining in price to the point that diabetics are unable to afford their lifesaving medication, other than the sheer inhuman greed of pharmaceutical manufacturers.

let me reiterate: life without insulin (for Type 1 diabetics in particular) is a slow and painful death sentence. the ability to treat diabetes is a relatively modern phenomenon that has allowed countless people to live full, healthy lives. we should be expanding full covereage and access to insulin to diabetics the world over, and it should be FREE.

¼ diabetics ration insulin and supplies, and this is often deadly. A few states (Maine and Minnisota) have passed Alecs Law, named after Alec Smith who died of insulin rationing shortly after his 26th birthday. This law means people can pick up a months supply of insulin for $35 if they do not have insurance, but they’re also currently getting sued by insulin manufacturers, pharma AND BEYOND TYPE ONE for those life saving laws because they don’t want to lose money. (Insulin costs around $5 to produce, so they are or really losing money here).

So what can you do about it?

Mutual Aid Diabetes is a great place to donate! At the moment they’re still working on setting up their internal fund but they have a list of go fund me links on their website you can donate to https://mutualaiddiabetes.com/

If you want to donate to an organization doing the legal and political work, T1 International is doing a lot of great work on that front https://www.t1international.com/

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