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The cost of living through the last 10 months for insulin-dependent diabetics is around $8,500 (list price) for nothing but rapid-acting analogue insulin. Up to 12 million Americans may have lost their employer-sponsored health coverage, making this a new reality for millions.
Image description: A grey box with the text: Diabetes, Insulin, and COVID-19. $600 is less than 1 month's worth of insulin for average user. 3 vials per month is the average for an insulin-dependent person. 1 in 4 ration insulin when there isn't a pandemic going on. (1/2)
imagine what the number is at now. T1Ds and T2Ds infected with coronavirus have a three to fourfold higher risk of hospitalization and severe illness compared with those who do not have diabetes. (2/2) Sources below.
Average Insulin Use: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/insulin-is-too-expensive-for-many-of-my-patients-it-doesnt-have-to-be/2017/06/22/c5091c42-56cf-11e7-a204-ad706461fa4f_story.html
Rationing: https://news.yale.edu/2018/12/03/one-four-patients-say-theyve-skimped-insulin-because-high-cost
