The Ministry of Health commented on a possible shortage of insulin in the country

First Deputy Minister of Health Alexander Komarid assured that there would be no shortage of insulin in the country. This is reported by the website of the Ministry of Health.

He noted that Ukraine has stopped buying medicines produced in Belarus and Russia, but this will not affect the availability of relevant drugs in pharmacies.

The law on limiting the circulation of medicines manufactured in Russia and Belarus, aimed at reducing the level of taxes received by the budgets of these countries and actually financing the war. That is, it mainly concerns business and is definitely not intended to reduce the quality of treatment and the life of Ukrainian patients,” he says.

Thus, the circulation of innovative medicines and biosimilar drugs, like insulin, will not be limited.

Komarida added that the citizens of Ukraine have not received Russian-made drugs for a long time. And the restrictions introduced will encourage Ukrainian manufacturers to produce their own drugs.

Regarding any speculations and manipulations regarding the justification of the availability of generic drugs manufactured in Russia in Ukrainian pharmacies, they should be dealt with harshly, the First Deputy Minister added.

It should be noted that according to the UN, more than 400 million adults live with diabetes, their number is increasing annually and may increase to 700 million by 2045. More than 60 million people have diabetes in the European Region, including Ukraine.

In Ukraine, the death rate from diseases associated with high blood sugar has increased by 2.5 times over the past 10 years, in 2021 it is already 58,000 cases. According to the Diabetes Atlas 2021, there are now 2.3 million diabetics living in the country and almost a million do not know about their diagnosis.

Symptoms of Diabetes

The main symptoms to watch out for are severe hunger, constant thirst, unreasonable weight loss, irritability, blurred vision, frequent urination, fatigue, sleep disturbances, slow healing of skin lesions, frequent infections.