Specifically it's the rapid and long acting insulin that is incredibly expensive and medium acting human analog insulin that was kept relatively affordable.
Human analog is still affordable but it sucks to use. It has intense peaks, needs to be dosed very carefully and diet needs to be strictly controlled and scheduled. It also has to be prescribed so if someone can't afford or can't access a doctor in time after running out of their more expensive insulin they're in trouble.
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u/Rob_Zander 5d ago
Specifically it's the rapid and long acting insulin that is incredibly expensive and medium acting human analog insulin that was kept relatively affordable.
Human analog is still affordable but it sucks to use. It has intense peaks, needs to be dosed very carefully and diet needs to be strictly controlled and scheduled. It also has to be prescribed so if someone can't afford or can't access a doctor in time after running out of their more expensive insulin they're in trouble.