Health committee  Yes.

Health committee  I think it's true that it does. I think there are studies that show neuropathy is inevitable for type 2s. The problem is that I really don't know what kind of type I am. I'm kind of in between. I think it makes it really bad. I started out just having sore feet, and now you can

Health committee  It's not just the insulin. You get depressed. You can't get help. There are no psychiatrists. There are no psychologists. There is nothing out there. There's nobody to talk to about our issues. I swim five nights a week. I try not to drown in the pool.

Health committee  It's really good some days.

Health committee  She just refused me three weeks ago. She said, “You're not going to get it. You have diabetes. It's not going to happen.”

Health committee  Considering I see her only every three to four months, it's—

Health committee  There's stigma. There's a big stigma. In my family, there are 35 diabetics and we don't talk about it. I have to do my blood sugar under the table when I visit my mother. We don't discuss it, and they don't treat. Last year I lost my uncle to it because they just won't treat. T

Health committee  But it's a plan. It's something.

Health committee  It gives you hope. It says, “Hey, we care about you.”

Health committee  You have to remember that I take more insulin than they do. I take three times more insulin than they do, and I get nothing. Nothing is covered for me. I don't exist.

Health committee  That's all of the meds.

Health committee  Just the insulin is $800.

Health committee  I was on and off insulin during pregnancies and infections. I was on and off insulin for 40 years, but I've been on it full time for about 25 years.

Health committee  Well, I'll give you an idea. Up until last year, I was still using a syringe and a vial. I was mixing my own insulin because I'm good at it and nobody else knew how to do it. It was $26 for a vial a year and a half ago, and for the cartridges, it was $133 for 10 days' supply. The

Health committee  I can remember from last June to this June, it started at $18 for a vial and within six months it went up to $28.