Eli Lilly Cutting Price of Insulin Drugs Humalog and Humulin
Insulin prices spiked in the 2010s, sparking criticism from lawmakers and consumer advocates.
Diabetes
Insulin Makers Sued by California for Driving Up Prices
California is suing drugmakers and pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs), accusing them of colluding to drive up the cost of insulin, the life-saving drug that millions of diabetics rely on but which is so expensive that many consumers struggle to afford it, even those covered by health plans. Similar suits were
'Out-of-Control' Insulin Prices Driving Sales of Bogus Diabetes Cures
The cost of insulin has been rising steadily in the United States – up 11 percent annually in recent years – reaching an average annual cost of $6,000 per patient. One result is obvious: many patients, as many as one-fourth by some estimates, are cutting back or even going without their
Diabetes Type 2 Worries? Millets May be the Answer
Type 2 diabetes is sort of the curse of affluent society. It tends to afflict those who, like most of us, eat too much fatty food and spend too much time couch-surfing. Now a study finds that millets may be a partial solution.
And what, you say, are millets? They’
'Reversing Diabetes' Guide Was Bogus; FTC Levies $2 Million Penalty
A Baltimore-based company that published a supposed guide to “reversing” diabetes has agreed to pay $2 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the supposed cure was bogus.
“These defendants preyed primarily on older consumers with false or unsubstantiated claims about curing diabetes and free money from the government,