Insulinated From the Price of It with T1International

America Dissected

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Politics, News, Society & Culture

4.6 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Millions of people with diabetes simply can’t live without insulin. Discovered over a century ago, it’s patent was sold for $1. But today, pharmaceutical corporations have arbitrarily raised insulin prices, leaving those who can’t afford it having to ration it–or worse, go without it. Abdul breaks down why insulin has become the epitome of pharmaceutical company greed. Then he talks to the leaders of T1International, a non-profit dedicated to insulin access, about how to ensure access. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/americadissected

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0:00.0	The CDC estimates that nearly 60% of people and nearly 75% of children have been infected
0:12.1	with SARS-CoV-2 at least once.
0:14.6	Moderna requests emergency use authorization for its vaccine for children aged 6 months
0:18.2	to 6 years, though its efficacy is limited.
0:21.3	The U.S. Preventive Service Task Force revises recommendations on baby aspirin use for the
0:25.0	prevention of cardiovascular disease, the move affects the daily habits of tens of millions
0:29.2	of Americans.
0:30.2	This is America Dissected.
0:31.2	I'm your host, Dr. Abdul-Asaid, and I'm a barricade everyone.
0:40.2	It's been a century since the discovery of insulin.
0:43.2	Most medications aren't perfect.
0:44.8	They may slow a disease progression, but not stop it.
0:47.8	Address some symptoms, but not others, or leave a patient with a host of terrible side
0:51.2	effects.
0:52.2	Insulin isn't like that.
0:53.7	It's one of those rare medications that is exactly a perfect cure for a deadly disease.
0:58.7	It's almost miraculous.
1:00.4	Insulin is the exact molecule the bodies of people with diabetes are missing.
1:03.9	See, a century ago, diabetes was fatal.
1:07.0	People with diabetes were placed on strict diets that could keep folks alive for a few
1:10.3	years, but over time, either the diabetes itself would kill them or the severely calorie
1:14.9	restricted diet would starve them to death.
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