These are some resources you can contact in the U.S. for assistance if you cannot afford your prescriptions (insulin, diabetes supplies, etc.):
- Abbott Patient Assistance- 1-888-522-5226
- AbbVie Patient Assistance Foundation 1-800-222-6885
- Amylin Patient Assistance Program - 1-800-736-0003
- AstraZeneca Foundation Patient Assistance Program - 1-800-292-6363
- BD Patient Assistance (syringes) 1-866-818-6906
- Benefits Check Up
- Bridges to Access (Glaxo SmithKline) - 1-866-728-4368
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation, Inc. - 1-800-736-0003
- The Charles Ray III Diabetes Association, Inc. - (919) 303-6949
- IllinoisCaresRx: 1-800-226-0768
- Eli Lilly Patient Assistance Programs - 1-800-545-6962
- Free Trial Humalog KwikPens
- Merck Patient Assistance Program - 1-800-994-2111
- NeedyMeds
- Novo Nordisk Diabetes Patient Assistance Program (PAP) - 1-866-310-7549
- Partnership for Prescription Assistance: 1-888-4PPA-NOW (1-888-477-2669)
- Patient Advocate Foundation: 1-866-512-3861
- Pfizer Patient Assistance Programs - Pfizer Helpful Answers - 1-800-706-2400
- Ross Medical Nutritionals Patient Assistance Program - 1-800-222-6885
- Sanofi-Aventis Patient Assistance Program - 1-800-221-4025
- Apidra No Co-Pay Savings Card 1-855-242-6938
- Lantus Assitance
- Rx Hope - 1-877-267-0517
- RxAssist
- Takeda Patient Assistance Program - 1-800-830-9159 or 1-877-582-5332
- TogetherRxAccess: 1-800-444-4106
- The scoop on finding cheap test strips and meters (MyDiabetesCentral)
- Food insecurity and hunger in older adults
Additionally, you can talk to a diabetes educator or RN for free through the toll-free diabetes helpline offered by the Diabetes Wellness and Research foundation.
If you still can't find the kind of assistance you need, visit the listing of Government, Private + Charitable Assistance Programs for Persons with Diabetes offered by Islets of Hope, their Diabetes Assistance Program PDF or theSTATE-BY-STATE PARTNERSHIP FOR PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE page on dLife.
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Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-3635
National Alliance on Mental Illness Information Helpline 1-800-950-NAMI (http://www.nami.org/)
Diabulimia Hotline: 1-425-985-3635 diabulimiahotline.org
Alcoholics Anonymous www.aa.org
Narcotics Anonymous na.org
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