Courtney Massery said there was a time where she paid $20 for her monthly supply of insulin, but she hasn’t seen a price that low since 2013.Ĭourtney Massery said the most that she spent on her monthly insulin was in 2019. This price does not include other monthly diabetic costs, such as blood glucose monitors, sensors and insulin pumps. When Zoe Massery started the GoFundMe page, her mother was paying between $140 and $170 for her monthly insulin. And I have a choice: Do I get my insulin pump, or do I get food and groceries? Everything just costs way too much.” "I hate that my 16-year-old even has to think about doing something like that because it has become so hard for us to live paycheck to paycheck. “I appreciated her trying to help me,” Courtney Massery said. However, Massery’s feelings were mixed after learning of her daughter’s project. Massery, now 38, said pharmaceutical companies continue “gouging” insulin prices to where diabetics can’t afford it. Her pancreas ceased producing insulin, a hormone instrumental for regulating blood glucose levels. Her frustration motivated her to surprise her mother, Courtney Massery, with a fundraiser to alleviate costs.ĭiabetes and COVID-19: In Mississippi, they forge a deadly ‘perfect storm’Ĭourtney Massery was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 1985, when she was a year old. 11 titled, “Help our mom with her diabetic supplies.” The teen had witnessed insulin prices fluctuating throughout different presidencies, as well as sacrifices her family made to afford it.
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Zoe Massery created a GoFundMe campaign on Feb. Others express urgency to raise funds for their monthly supply of insulin, which for some costs $1,600.Ĭrowdfunding, which raises small amounts of money from a large number of people, occurs predominantly through posting social media and online platforms like GoFundMe. Monthly sensors for glucose monitors can cost around $250. Even after insurance, some campaigners reported that they needed $7,500 out of pocket for their insulin pumps.
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There are approximately 3,680 campaigns still present on GoFundMe that mention both “insulin” and “diabetes.” Almost 1,000 GoFundMe accounts mention insulin pumps.