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What you've said is true. Refusing to use the older insulins is what is killing people. Having to use the older insulins is shitty, and it shouldn't be happenin

What you've said is true. Refusing to use the older insulins is what is killing people. Having to use the older insulins is shitty, and it shouldn't be happening, but it's not the thing that's killing people. However, actually _saying_ that tends to get people up in arms, harassing you about how it how it shouldn't be necessary for people to use the older insulins, and how the newer insulins shouldn't cost what they do. Even though everyone actually agrees with them and they're arguing against a point that nobody it actually trying to make. It is... frustrating trying to get people to understand that you agree with them, but you're talking about something different. I had this exact discussion with one such person yesterday, and I was trying to explain that they are sabotaging their own goals by misrepresenting the issues. And that I WANT them to succeed in changing things, but they're making it harder to do so. Edit: You're already being downvoted for stating something that is obviously and undeniably true, because people are not bothering to understand what you're saying. I'm sorry for that.

HarryHirsch 5y ago
Having to use the older insulins is shitty, and it shouldn't be happening, but it's not the thing that's killing people. In a way it is killing people, blood sugar control is much easier with a mix of the newer insulins, and patience compliance is much higher. This directly translates into better quality of life and lower disease burden from diabetes complications. No one can argue that pharmcos shouldn't be paid for R & D that increases quality of life, in civilized countries the taxpayer should and will pay for your medication if it's an improvement over what's already at market. But here people seem to be arguing that if you can't afford anything else there's still Walmart short-acting Humalog, and you get to bear all the risk, and that's just fine.

HarryHirsch 5y ago

Having to use the older insulins is shitty, and it shouldn't be happening, but it's not the thing that's killing people. In a way it is killing people, blood sugar control is much easier with a mix of the newer insulins, and patience compliance is much higher. This directly translates into better quality of life and lower disease burden from diabetes complications. No one can argue that pharmcos shouldn't be paid for R & D that increases quality of life, in civilized countries the taxpayer should and will pay for your medication if it's an improvement over what's already at market. But here people seem to be arguing that if you can't afford anything else there's still Walmart short-acting Humalog, and you get to bear all the risk, and that's just fine.