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Black Market For Diabetic Test Strips

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By The Conversation Staff
Published January 5, 2018 at 1:55 PM HST
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Bodytel / Flickr

Glucose test strips for diabetes patients can cost between $15-20 per day. This has led to the rise of a secondary market in the strips, which are sometimes obtained illegally.
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Catherine Cruz
Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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