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Tecnolog铆a casera ofrece m谩s libertad a los pacientes para controlar su diabetes
La diabetes tipo 1 es una condici贸n cr贸nica que requiere un estricto control de la glucosa y la administraci贸n de la cantidad de insulina precisa. Pacientes crearon un sistema para mantener ese equilibrio vital.
DIY Tech Gives People More Freedom In Managing Diabetes
People with diabetes say they鈥檝e been waiting for years for better technology to manage their chronic condition. Tired of waiting, some tech-savvy, do-it-yourselfers are constructing their own devices using open-source programming instructions.
On A Mission To Help People Control Diabetes 鈥 And Save Money On Insulin
Patients with Type 2 diabetes are often steered toward medicine or insulin treatment. But with additional support, it鈥檚 possible to use diet and exercise to control blood sugar. The rising price of insulin drives patients to lower their dependence on the medicine.
Watch: High Cost Of Insulin Sends Americans To Canada To Stock Up
KHN, in collaboration with PBS NewsHour, reports on the skyrocketing cost of insulin 鈥 and the trend’s deadly consequences. The price in the U.S. nearly doubled from 2012 to 2016, prompting some patients and activists to travel to Canada, where insulin can be 90% cheaper.
Readers And Tweeters Parse Ideas 鈥 From Snakebites To Senior Suicide
Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Amputaciones diab茅ticas: una 鈥渕茅trica vergonzosa鈥 de la atenci贸n inadecuada
Aunque el pron贸stico de la diabetes se ha vuelto menos grave para las personas que reciben atenci贸n m茅dica, para los que no, la condici贸n muchas veces lleva a amputaciones que podr铆an prevenirse.
Diabetic Amputations A 鈥楽hameful Metric鈥 Of Inadequate Care
In California, people who are black or Latino are more than twice as likely as whites to undergo amputations related to diabetes, a Kaiser Health News analysis found. The pattern is not unique to California.
Grupos denuncian atenci贸n m茅dica y de salud mental deficiente a los detenidos por ICE
Grupos de derechos civiles denuncian que los inmigrantes detenidos en un centro de Adelanto, California, no reciben el urgente cuidado m茅dico y mental que necesitan.
Is Insulin’s High Cost Keeping Diabetes Patients From Taking Their Medicine?
An estimated 1.25 million Americans have Type 1 diabetes and cannot live without insulin. Sen. Kamala Harris鈥 claim that 1 in 4 diabetes patients cannot afford their insulin is a shockingly high number, so we decided to dig into the sparse data.
Watchdogs Cite Lax Medical And Mental Health Treatment Of ICE Detainees
The Adelanto ICE Processing Center houses nearly 2,000 people in California. Federal, state and watchdog reviews say the Florida-based firm that runs the facility fails to provide adequate health care.
The Blame Game: Everyone And No One Is Raising Insulin Prices
During Wednesday鈥檚 House subcommittee hearing on insulin price hikes, drug makers and benefits managers pointed fingers at each other for the last decade鈥檚 300% price increase, frustrating congressional representatives.
Analysis: Why Americans Shouldn鈥檛 Feel Grateful For $137 Insulin
Only by the bizarre logic of the U.S. pharmaceutical industry does this drug count as any kind of generic.
How Much Difference Will Eli Lilly’s Half-Price Insulin Make?
Eli Lilly released a half-price generic version of its own short-acting insulin. At $137.35 per vial, the generic insulin is priced at about the same level as Humalog was in 2012.
Pacientes experimentan con drogas recetadas para luchar contra la vejez
A煤n no se han realizado ensayos cl铆nicos rigurosos a gran escala para estudiar el proceso de envejecimiento. As铆 y todo, pacientes experimentan con drogas para detener el paso del tiempo.
Patients Experiment With Prescription Drugs To Fight Aging
Doctors and patients say they鈥檙e compelled to use off-label meds as research goes unfunded.
Estadounidenses van a M茅xico a comprar insulina por un costo mucho m谩s bajo
Millones cruzan la frontera para tratamientos y para comprar medicinas. La pregunta es si es una pr谩ctica legal. En Utah establecen turismo m茅dico.
Americans Cross Border Into Mexico To Buy Insulin At A Fraction Of U.S. Cost
For one patient, a three-month supply of insulin is $3,700 in the U.S. versus $600 in Mexico. But is it legal?
False Lead: Senator鈥檚 Offer To Help Patient Import Cheap Insulin Goes Nowhere
Sen. Mike Enzi said he knew of a foundation that would import insulin for patients, but it doesn鈥檛 appear to exist.
Secretive 鈥楻ebate Trap鈥 Keeps Generic Drugs For Diabetes And Other Ills Out Of Reach
Patients are often forced into using brand names because drug formularies favor them over cheaper competitors.
Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 New Year, New Health Proposals
Democratic governors and mayors are unveiling new ideas to control costs and expand coverage. The federal government shutdown has spared most health agencies, but not all. And learn the latest on that lawsuit out of Texas, which is threatening the Affordable Care Act once again. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and, for 鈥渆xtra credit,鈥 provide their favorite health policy stories of the week. Rovner also interviews KHN鈥檚 Jordan Rau about the latest 鈥淏ill of the Month.鈥
