Lower insulin costs could be coming to Shelby County diabetes patients
Therron Farsee, Jr., (left) gives his mother Dinishia Jones her insulin shot. According to the 2021 Tennessee Diabetes Action Report, 13.8% of adults in the state have been diagnosed with diabetes. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
According to the 2021 Tennessee Diabetes Action Report, 13.8% of adults in the state have been diagnosed with diabetes, and Type 2 Diabetes accounts for 90%-95% of Tennessee’s diagnosed cases.
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