Danish healthcare company Novo Nordisk supplies more than half of the UK's insulin and has revealed it's importing enough of the vital medication to last four months. Novo Nordisk is stockpiling amid fears Britain will leave the European Union without new trade deals in March, which could make it difficult to import drugs. Without insulin, diabetics risk having dangerously high blood sugar which could send them into a coma. To avoid this and effectively regulate blood sugar, diabetics can inject insulin into their body as a medication. 'Insulin and other diabetes medication aren't optional extras for the millions of people in the UK who rely on them.

Source: Daily Mail September 05, 2018 11:15 UTC