Stress y fear, These are two feelings that Lucy experiences when faced with a possible diabetic crisis of his nine-year-old son, who can take him to the hospital to stabilize their sugar levelsdue to the shortage of insulin that the medical units of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) in Puebla have been experiencing since August.
When I was three years old, Adrian was diagnosed with type 1 diabetesand from that moment on she embarked on a journey with her mother.
Both have learned to fight the disease, so that Adrian keeps his glucose levels low in the sangre y avoid spikes, which in the long run, cause eye damage, headaches, head and anxiety.
To control your diabetes, you need two types of insulin: Glargine y Lispro. The first is used once a day, while the second is taken before each meal, three times a day and in case of a hyperglycemia.
Since August, mothers of children with this disease warn, the IMSS has registered a constant shortage of the medication, which forces families to adjust their budget, since the price of insulin in the pharmaceutical market is around 1,200 and 1,500 pesos.
“It is a very heavy expense, because I pay rent, food and other things. This month I added up with registration, supplies, uniforms; it is a heavier expense for someone who lives day to day and the cushion that one had for certain expenses, well, it runs out and you have to solve it,” she said in an interview with 24 Hours Puebla.
The mother of the family regretted that in the IMSS Do not give them the medicine as beneficiaries, because until they demonstrate or join together, the authorities will not fill their prescriptions.
To ensure that her child does not worry, she tries to make up for the lack of medication by either buying it or exchanging it with other families. Also try to adjust your dosage so that the medication lasts 30 days.when it is advisable to apply it for 28.
Mothers who suffer from the same problem demonstrated this Tuesday in front of the Hospital General from zone number 20, where they posted banners on the entrance gate, demanding that the hospital management provide them with a solution.
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2024-09-21 02:36:44