in France, in UK, and probably rest of Europe
people with Type 1 and 2 diabetes are taken in charge 100%<p>that means whatever amount of insulin you need, you get it for free<p>and it&#x27;s not only the insulin, it&#x27;s also all the rest: test strips, glycemic reader, etc.<p>I&#x27;m pretty sure the article is wrong about<p>&quot;had Type 2 diabetes for over 30 years. She takes several injections of insulin each day.&quot;<p>this more describe  Type 1 situation<p>anyway, I&#x27;m pretty sure the price of insulin went up also in Europe, except the government paid the bill, not the patient, a bit more civilised but still the problem stay the same:<p>big pharma corporation are abusing the situation and make money from it, it is disgusting and criminal<p>first, about the patent and why there is no generic insulin, read <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.medscape.com&#x2F;viewarticle&#x2F;841669" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.medscape.com&#x2F;viewarticle&#x2F;841669</a><p>second, most people are uneducated about diabetes, they think it concern only fat people or other countries, and other BS like that<p>nope, it is worldwide major public health problem, many studies show the amount of people with diabetes rising , for ex<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;06&#x2F;08&#x2F;health&#x2F;research&#x2F;global-diabetes-rates-are-rising-as-obesity-spreads.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;06&#x2F;08&#x2F;health&#x2F;research&#x2F;global-dia...</a><p>&quot;reported a 45 percent rise in the prevalence of diabetes worldwide from 1990 to 2013&quot;<p>finally, why it is disgusting and criminal for pharma corp to make ppl pay for insulin ?<p>it as simple as that: if you don&#x27;t take insulin you die, period.<p>It&#x27;s not curable, there is no alternative diet, nothing, zilch, nada<p>and those big pharma corporation they made a business to profit from that, and when profit is not high enough, simple, raise the price.