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From 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 ma
by bartimus 7y ago
From 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.