Underground Insulin Markets Are Busy As COVID-19 Hammers Economy
Craig Miller, who has Type 1 diabetes, stores insulin in a refrigerator in his garage. Economic problems caused by COVID-19 hit diabetics especially hard. The American Diabetes Association says about a quarter of people with the disease are tapping savings, loans or stimulus checks to buy insulin. And some are taking big risks to get the life-saving drug. It’s been over six months since Cody Wessel lost his retail job due to the pandemic. He says he’s been terrified, “because we are living on the kindness of strangers and kindness from our parents to pay basic bills.” The 36-year-old...
Source: iowapublicradio.org
