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> I don't mean to sound insensitive here, but... last I checked it's possible to pick up insulin (without a prescription) for $25 a bottle. You don't sound ins
by justin66 7y ago
> I don't mean to sound insensitive here, but... last I checked it's possible to pick up insulin (without a prescription) for $25 a bottle.
You don't sound insensitive, you sound ignorant.
- bartimus 7y agoFrom the article: "Walmart sells an old version of human insulin for $25, but as Lipska explained, it doesn’t work for all patients and is incompatible with many new delivery devices."
- cjlars 7y agoIt's much worse. The big thing with insulin is being shelf stable vs fast acting. The insulin your pancreas produces is really fast acting, but the Wal-Mart stuff is slow acting. With the fast acting stuff you can manage your blood sugars to a tighter degree. This might not sound like much, but over a lifetime it adds up to many fewer medical complications. It's true the Wal-Mart stuff will work in a pinch (if you know how to use it), but issuing it long term will likely take years off your life.
- dang 7y agoOk, but please don't break the site guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html If you know more, share some of what you know so the rest of us can learn something. You can also downvote and/or flag bad comments. But please don't post one yourself—that doesn't help.