More than 1 million Americans rely on insulin, but skyrocketing prices are forcing many to take extreme measures in order to get the life-saving drug. We followed 29-year-old Paloma Kemak as she traveled across the U.S.-Mexico border to get the medication she needs to survive.
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In business news, NowThis News investigated how people with type 1 diabetes are traveling across the US-Mexico border to get their insulin injections and insulin pumps because insulin prices in Mexico are way more affordable than in the US. These diabetics are hoping to avoid diabetic ketoacidosis which occurs when blood sugar is very high. In this insulin prices video from Now This News you’ll see how insulin prices skyrocketed because of the the pharmaceutical industry. There is no type 1 diabetes cure except for regular treatments of insulin.
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