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Firstly, for anyone completely out of insulin, please know novonordisk offers a patient assistant program and will cover your insulin free of cost. I used this
by nanq 5y ago
Firstly, for anyone completely out of insulin, please know novonordisk offers a patient assistant program and will cover your insulin free of cost. I used this during college. If you can't even afford a doctor, there should be free health care clinics willing to sign those forms required. I used my college's clinic once to do so as well. The down side is signing away your personal health records.
As a type 1 diabetic myself, Walmart's offerings on R or Regular insulin saved me a few times. Once when I was simply out of insulin and did not have insurance. Then when I was caught in another city for work and ran out due to needing to extend my stay. I am slightly disappointed to see that one, the price is not the same as their human insulin which is around 25 dollars per vial I believe. Two, it will require a prescription. The times I bought their cheapest insulin, this was not required. However, I hope this is the right direction.
- PragmaticPulp 5y agoGreat information to share. I wish more people knew about Walmart's $25/vial regular insulin. Like you said, it's available without a prescription at any Walmart (except in Indiana). Dosing needs to be adjusted relative to insulin analogs, but it's a viable option for anyone in a money pinch who hasn't yet gone through the process of signing up for patient assistance programs for their analog.
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- aerovistae 5y agoSorry what do you mean by "human insulin"?
- TylerE 5y ago"Regular" insulin is derived from pigs. "Human" insulin is synthetically produced.
- treis 5y agoHuman insulin is the insulin humans naturally produce. Analogs provide the same biologic function as insulin but are engineered to have different properties. Like they can be faster acting or stay in the blood longer. This makes it easier for diabetics to manage their blood sugar. The GP was bemoaning that Walmart is selling the analogs for $70+ instead of the $25 they sell human insulin for.
- fartcannon 5y agoWhat were you supposed to do if Walmarts insulin wasnt available? Just... die?
- blooalien 5y agoThat's pretty much exactly how it works for some unlucky folks in "the greatest nation in the world" (so the propaganda tells me anyhow).