According to the article, “A total of 19% of respondents reported reducing their medication use in the past year due to cost, 11 % reported reducing their use of diabetes medications, and 7% reported reducing their use of medications in the past year due to cost. % reported reducing their diabetes medications at least once a month. Additionally, 28% reported giving up food or other essentials to pay for medication costs, 14% increased credit card debt, and 10% borrowed money from family or to their friends to pay for their prescriptions. Problems related to drug costs were particularly common among respondents who were younger, had higher monthly expenses, and did not have prescription drug coverage. In general, few respondents, including those who reported drug cost concerns, said their health care providers provided them with information or other help to deal with drug cost pressures. We can infer from this information that direct medication costs represent a significant burden for many adults with diabetes and contribute to lower treatment adherence. THE