More than 640,000 Hoosiers have diabetes. Without insurance, it’s nearly impossible to manage, that’s why many diabetics don’t take the leap into entrepreneurship.
NEW CASTLE — “Diabetes supplies are astronomical, and it's crazy because we have to have that insulin to live,” Lensi Hunsley said.The disease has devastating consequences and also costs patients thousands of dollars every year.
“We closed at the end of October and we're still in the freshness and newness of it,” Hunsley said. “It was definitely a leap of faith. We were going back and forth trying to decide because it's a scary thing to go from having a promised income to owning a business." The American Diabetes Association found diabetics who depend on insulin cut back or skip doses because they can’t keep up with the costs.
"I thought there's got to be a better way, so I spent an entire day calling insurance companies and asking them if they had a plan that would cover everything. I told them I have four kids, but our main concern is the coverage for the diabetes supplies," Hunsley said. While she personally feels blessed, there are so many others who can’t afford the medications they need to live.
“I just wish more people understood how exhausting it is and maybe have compassion if you know a diabetic because it can be rough,” Hunsley said.
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