| Turn on the TV or open a magazine and you will find | | | | blood glucose monitors, insulin pumps, and insulin pens. |
| endless advertisements for drugs from | | | | Theses products are often recommended in addition |
| pharmaceutical companies. The pharmaceutical | | | | to prescription medication. Drug companies push |
| companies have huge advertising budgets because | | | | these products because it means even more money |
| they are in a billion dollar industry. Treatments for | | | | in their pocket. Plus, these products will be used |
| diabetes have played a large role in pharmaceutical | | | | throughout your life so it means a constant supply of |
| revenues. These corporate America drug companies | | | | profit for drug companies. |
| have created helpful treatments for diabetes, but at | | | | The sad fact is that drug companies don't have our |
| what cost? | | | | best interests at heart. They see dollar signs instead |
| The cost is that diabetics have become dependent | | | | of human faces. Many bigwigs at the drug companies |
| upon these drug treatments. Plus, they are only | | | | will continue to capitalize on the increase in the |
| treatments and not a cure for diabetes. This leaves | | | | diabetes epidemic. More diabetes sufferers leads to a |
| many diabetics to wonder why drug companies don't | | | | bigger market which puts more money in their |
| spend time searching for a cure instead of just | | | | pockets. |
| promoting treatments. The money these drug | | | | People with diabetes need to stand up against these |
| companies reel in every day is more than enough to | | | | drug corporations. We need to remove the |
| fund studies to find a cure for diabetes. | | | | stronghold they have upon us. One way to achieve |
| Many drug companies don't push money into diabetes | | | | this goal is to change our lifestyle to help prevent |
| cure research because if a cure or a way to prevent | | | | diabetes. For example, Type 2 diabetes is often due |
| diabetes is found then their lucrative drugs will | | | | to or amplified by being overweight. As diabetics we |
| become obsolete. This is a greedy mentality that is | | | | can engage in diabetes prevention by selecting |
| not in the best interests of people with diabetes. | | | | healthy food options, exercising, and reducing weight. |
| Unfortunately, drug companies have the upper hand | | | | These are actions that we can take without paying a |
| because diabetes is a disease which we do not | | | | drug company. We can also look to dietary |
| choose and have to manage with their treatments. | | | | supplements for their benefits on blood sugar. |
| In addition, many drug companies tout new | | | | Diabetics need to stand up for their rights. We need |
| treatments each year that are in fact a revised | | | | to push to have money spent on publicizing the ways |
| version of past treatment options. They bring new | | | | to reverse diabetes as opposed to treatment only. |
| drugs to the market in hopes of earning a quick | | | | We need to cap the prices on diabetes treatments |
| dollar, or millions of dollars, when in fact it is a new | | | | so that they are at a manageable level for diabetes |
| spin on an old treatment. This can be frustrating, | | | | sufferers. Otherwise, the drug companies will live |
| misleading, and expensive for diabetes sufferers. | | | | large while we are trying to maintain a normal life. |
| Drug companies also focus on diabetic aids such as | | | | |