There is a patient in Code Black who has diabetes but is unable to afford medication and is in danger of losing a leg as a result. A Resident laments that, had the patient been provided with medication that costs pennies a day, he would not now be in need of emergency treatment that will cost thousands of dollars. This film drives home that old cliché about an ounce of prevention, now demands to be reckoned with in dollars and cents, if only for the benefit of those who speak no other language. And those of us who are fortunate enough to be in good health might take this lesson to heart— guarding your health now is better than fixing it later.
[Answered]: There is a patient in Code Black who has diabetes…
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