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