Diabetics who require insulin are at the mercy of the free market and whatever health insurance they may have, or discounts they can snag.<br />Now, UPI reports diabetics in the United States are, compared to their counterparts abroad, well and truly over a barrel.<br />According to a RAND Corp. analysis, insulin in the US costs more than eight times higher than in 32 other high-income nations combined.<br />The average price per unit across all types of insulin in the US is $98.70, which is just over six times the drug's average price in Canada -- about $15.70.<br />Researchers said it's also just under six times the average price in Britain and Japan -- about $16.70.<br />Even if rebates and discounts drive the prices down for US consumers, they're still likely to pay four times the average paid in other high-income nations.
