[philodelta]

This debate is tiresome, and is the Ctrl-V'd response to every article that even implies we Americans pay too much for healthcare. I realize this particular subject is insulin, but really Diabetes is just the poster child for the larger issue. Is it not a problem that we bankrupt ourselves for the medical necessity of keeping ourselves alive? I don't understand how you can look at the current situation and say "Not broken, no need to fix"

[nradov]

Americans are bankrupting themselves through a mixture of overeating, substance abuse, and sedentary lifestyles. As a society we are getting sicker every year. We should do more to reduce the prices of insulin and other biologics, but that won't solve the fundamental problem. Much of the insulin used today is by type-2 diabetics, and the vast majority of those cases are caused by lifestyle.

[NoraCodes]

So in your opinion poor type-1 diabetics should die because you think other people are too lazy?

[nradov]

Stop lying. I specifically stated that we should do more to reduce the price of insulin.

[NoraCodes]

You say it "won't solve the root problem" but it literally will solve the root problem for type 1 diabetics - a lack of insulin! The only more "root" you can get there is, like, regrowing beta cells I guess?

[NN88]

this wasn't an answer to a relevant question

[nradov]

The relevant question from philodelta was about how to stay alive without going bankrupt paying for insulin. Excessive insulin prices are a problem, but most type-2 diabetics can greatly reduce or even eliminate their need for exogenous insulin through permanent lifestyle changes. This is much cheaper (and healthier) than paying for insulin.

https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2019.00348