Ukrainian Diabetes Care, Insulin Access ‘Severely Disrupted’

Diabetes care and access to insulin and other medications in Ukraine have been “severely disrupted” since Russia’s invasion, with shortages resulting more from distribution problems than supply itself, according to multiple sources … In 2021, there were about 2.3 million people with diabetes in Ukraine, roughly 7% of the total population. Of those, about 120,000 have type 1 diabetes and depend on insulin to live, while a similar number have insulin-treated type 2 diabetes … read more


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