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Spiking Insulin Costs Put Patients in Brutal Bind

"Drug company stocks really liked Friday’s Trump speech on drug prices"

By R. Scott Rappold

July 25, 2018 -- Gabriella Corley was a normal, healthy little girl: cheerleader, basketball player, full of energy.

Then, in 2014, her parents noticed some troubling symptoms: bed-wetting, frequent urination, insatiable thirst. A visit to the doctor turned into a trip to the emergency room when a test showed her blood sugar was perilously high. Doctors diagnosed the girl, now 11, with type 1 diabetes and gave her the first of what will be a lifetime of insulin shots to keep her alive.

But the Corley family's ordeal was just beginning.

https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/news/20180725/spiking-insulin-costs-put-patients-in-brutal-bind