Health or Wealth? Tough Choice for Diabetics

Once diabetics have used this device, Wolfe said, "[they] are desperate to stay on their pumps; it's much more expensive than shots [and] it's the first luxury in diabetes [they must] give up."

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Choices like these plague diabetics who want to maintain good health but cannot always afford the most effective treatment. And until financial conditions improve, many of the nation's 17 million diabetics may have to continue to reach outside the box to stay within their means.