I’ve been forced to ration my insulin or simply go without.
We must find a balance between innovation and affordability, and patients like me can’t wait any longer for change.
What good will new drugs do if they are too expensive for me to access?
Without expensive biologic medications, my spine could fuse and leave me unable to walk by the time I’m out of school.
I was forced to ration my supply of a drug that is as vital to me as water.
I could have died. I slipped into a diabetic coma just as my mother arrived to advocate for me.
I don’t know how I’ll be able to afford treatment.
Instead of enjoying my retirement and focusing on my health, I carry around the overwhelming burden of Imbruvica’s price.
Without this medicine, I would be unable to move.
A system that allows runaway drug prices like these places a burden not only on patients themselves, but on everyone in this country by way of the outsized financial responsibility paid by taxpayers.
I don’t know how I will afford my medicine.
My symptoms shouldn’t worsen just because a drug company wants to make a few extra dollars of profit off of my diagnosis.
I had to ration my insulin for almost a year.
By the time I was about to turn 19, I was almost out of insulin and I ended up in diabetic ketoacidosis –– a serious condition that can lead to death.
I feel like I’m working my job just to afford my medicine.
Between the high cost of insulin and other supplies, affording the necessary treatments to survive as a diabetic can be incredibly costly.
