An ABC15 viewer recently reached out to me saying she's having a difficult time getting prescriptions filled for the three insulin drugs she needs to take each day to treat her Type II Diabetes, a disease she has had for more than half a century. In an e-mail, Ann S. from Mesa said, "Nick, I am desperately writing in hopes of getting some on-air coverage of the insulin shortage.
..I take 3 insulins to survive.
Have had diabetes for 60 years. Help take this to the news. Maybe we can wake people up to fix this.
I wasn't planning to die next week." "This was probably the most scary incident I've had with insulin," Ann explains. "I've never had difficulty getting it like I did this time.
" Ann says, over the past several months, being able to get her prescriptions filled on time has become even more challenging - and says she hears all different reasons why there could be delays. "I emailed everybody. I contacted every news agency and every reporter and I contacted all my state reps.
..You happened to be the first to respond.
..and I appreciate that you did.
" So ABC15 got to work advocating for Ann. We reached out to Novo Nordisk, the company that manufactures the three insulin drugs Ann takes each day. Novo Nordisk sent us a statement, saying in part: "We sincerely apologize for any disruption to care that may be experienced and we appreciate the patience and understanding of the healthcare professional community and patients.
" For two of the drugs, Novo Nordisk cited "supply disrup.
