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Gaza diabetes patients fight for survival amid severe medicine shortages
War and blockade have left 70,000-80,000 diabetes patients in Gaza without insulin, test strips, or glucose monitors, pushing them into a daily life-or-death struggle. Hamza al-Ghazali, 20, describes how insulin prices have tripled and monitoring equipment is scarce, forcing patients to make dangerous trade-offs. Medical experts warn that deteriorating insulin quality and supply disruptions are causing life-threatening complications.