October 12, 2019 · four:13 PM
Nice article by Robin Cressman. Learn the entire thing.
“Only a week earlier than the journey [to Tijuana, Mexico], I used to be right down to my final vial of Humalog. It was June and I used to be shut, however nonetheless to this point, from hitting my $5,000 deductible for the yr, which meant I used to be nonetheless paying full value out of pocket for all of my medical prices till I hit that determine. I had began the yr low on provides (a rookie mistake that I now know to keep away from) and had been juggling payments from Dexcom, my physician’s workplace, and my pump provider for months, attempting to solely use our well being financial savings account however usually having to drag out bank cards to cowl the prices. I referred to as my pharmacy and requested to fill a single vial of Humalog, and the associated fee was $248.13. I hung up the cellphone. As an alternative I went to Walmart and for the primary time purchased vials of Novolin NPH and Common for $24.99 every. It was these vials that had been serving as my backup insulin every week later when I discovered myself in that pharmacy in Tijuana.”
Supply: Crossing Borders to Afford Insulin – T1International
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Steve Parker, M.D.
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