A new study finds the cost of insulin for treating Type 1 diabetes nearly doubled in five years. @GadiNBC followed a group of patients taking desperate measures as they travel to Mexico to buy the life-saving drug for a fraction of the cost in the U.S.

A new study finds the cost of insulin for treating Type 1 diabetes nearly doubled in five years. @GadiNBC followed a group of patients taking desperate measures as they travel to Mexico to buy the life-saving drug for a fraction of the cost in the U.S. pic.twitter.com/bmMaTcqLWB

— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) January 23, 2019