I’m employed at a company with great health insurance ($0 Deductible, $0 Copays, relatively low pharmacy and DME prices), but I want to leave and start my own company.

I’ve done some preliminary research on the public marketplace in the United States, but I haven’t really found any way to estimate my costs (monthly insurance fees, cost of my Dexcom G6, lantus, novolog and needles).

I’ve got a couple of questions for my fellow T1Ds:

• If you’re on a marketplace plan now, how much money would you spend towards your healthcare / diabetes needs?

• Is there a plan that you feel is “best” for diabetics?

• Are there resources out there that can help me (and others reading this) better understand and anticipate costs when moving to private insurance through the public marketplace?

• Any other words of wisdom from folks that have gone through this process are welcome too ♥️.

Thanks!