About a year ago, Kristina of Anchorage got a wake-up call from her doctor. After some tests, she found out her blood sugar levels were higher than they’d ever been. A nutrition specialist recommended she join a program to better manage diabetes. Kristina signed up. “I was at a point in my life where I […]
“Universal access to insulin, without cost barriers, is urgently needed,” said Dr. Adam Gaffney, the lead author of a new study on insulin rationing. New research unveiled Monday estimates that around 1.3 million U.S. adults with diabetes either skipped entire insulin doses, took less than needed, or put off purchases of the medicine over the past […]
‘Republicans told millions of Americans who use insulin to go to hell.’ Senate Republicans on Sunday successfully stripped a proposed $35 per month cap on out-of-pocket spending on insulin for patients enrolled in private insurance from the tax and climate bill making its way through the Senate. The Senate parliamentarian had earlier ruled that the provision, […]
With more people with diabetes and pre-diabetes looking for strategies to help control blood sugar, new research from UBC’s Okanagan campus suggests that ketone monoester drinks–a popular new food supplement–may help do exactly that. “There has been a lot of excitement and interest in ketone drinks and supplements, which have really only been on […]