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I sometimes can not afford my medication so I skip my medication or do not take at all.

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Pawtucket, RI
May 18, 2018
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Members rallied around the conversation about affording diabetes medications with an outpouring of practical solutions and urgent... Read more

Members rallied around the conversation about affording diabetes medications with an outpouring of practical solutions and urgent encouragement to never skip doses. Several members shared specific resources including pharmaceutical patient assistance programs where manufacturers provide free medication with doctor paperwork, affordable pharmacies like Walmart and Costco offering medications for as little as $5, doctor's offices that provide free samples, and online research tools to find financial assistance programs. A recurring theme was the serious long-term health and financial consequences of skipping medications, with one member sharing their own near-death experience and mounting medical bills as a powerful warning that prevention is far less costly than the complications of uncontrolled diabetes.

A DiabetesTeam Member

If you have insurance and your copays are too high, talk to them for lower copay alternatives, your dr, pharmacist. Talk to your Dr, pharmacist, whoever you can either way! NOT taking your meds will cost you more in the long run.. I'm the perfect example... Cost in medical bills and your health and your safety! I nearly died! Now I'm paying off 3 hospital bills, air ambulance, surgery and a year of continuing care and recurrences with antibiotics, and 2 other surgeries that they linked to my Diabetes. Your family needs you and you need to be there for them. Your health is so important!

June 18, 2018
A DiabetesTeam Member

Don't hesitate to ask your doctor for free samples.......

July 11, 2018
A DiabetesTeam Member

Walmart and places like that have a system where you only pay $5. Or reduced price. Going without your meds is not an option. Reach out for assistance. Call Dr office, pharmacies and ask if the know of any programs. Good luck!

June 15, 2018
A DiabetesTeam Member

Ask the Dr. for samples

June 12, 2018
A DiabetesTeam Member

If you have a Costco near you, you can save up to 30% on your drugs. That is what I do.

May 29, 2018

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