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Why telling people with diabetes to use Walmart insulin can be dangerous advice

  • Written by Jeffrey Bennett, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Vanderbilt University
A vial of insulin. Prices for the drug, crucial for those with diabetes, have soared in recent years.Oleksandr Nagaiets/Shutterstock.com

About 7.4 million people in the U.S. require manufactured insulin to stay alive. I’m one of them. I’ve lived with Type 1 diabetes for over 15 years and inject two kinds of insulin every day. These...

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