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Someone else said: Most Type 2 diabetes is not treated with Insulin. About 7.4%. This means that roughly 60% of Insulin users are type 2 diabetics... So while
by chiefalchemist 4y ago
Someone else said:
Most Type 2 diabetes is not treated with Insulin. About 7.4%. This means that roughly 60% of Insulin users are type 2 diabetics...
So while the % might be small, it's a percent of a large number. Prevention would help.
And nonetheless, lower prices will increase demand (as opposed to prevention).
- jfengel 4y agoI just don't see lower prices increasing demand. I'm sure there is a swath of type-2 diabetics who would take insulin but can't afford it, but that's a sliver of the people between those already taking it and those who don't need it. There must be somebody saying, "At last, cheap insulin, now I can give up my diet and exercise program", but I'm just not expecting that to be all that many people.
- chiefalchemist 4y ago> I just don't see lower prices increasing demand. What makes insulin - or any drug - immune to basic economics? - Given the current cost certainly some have been "forced" to make lifestyle changes and avoid the treatment. Lower the cost and you "encourage" these people not to change their behavior. - Given the current cost certainly some have not been able to afford the treatment, but lowering the cost will change that. Cost of X has "side effects". Prescription drugs are no exception.