World Diabetes Day: “I Had to Ration the Little Insulin I Had”

“I would only inject a little bit of the prescription so that we could reserve it for another day until we got some money.”

In 2014, Viola received a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. This form of the disease means the body can’t make insulin, so a daily insulin replacement is vital. Without insulin, Viola will become severely unwell and possibly die within days.

Source: Doctors without Borders