I've been type 1 for over 30 years since I was a toddler. I could stand to lose a few pounds these days, but I am not fat, nor obese. Adjusting my diet would do very little to change the increasingly high amount I spend on insulin.
The cost of insulin over the last few years and as recently as the last few months has skyrocketed. Not just the fancy fast acting insulin, but even the regular stuff that you can buy over the counter without a prescription(R and NPH) has nearly quadrupled in the last 12 years. It's not an increase in manufacturing costs. It's price fixing by the two major players(Lilly and Novo).
You'd think that with Lilly significantly raising their prices a few months ago, that Novo Nordisk could make a killing, but no, they both did it at the same time. Funny how that worked out.
The cost of insulin over the last few years and as recently as the last few months has skyrocketed. Not just the fancy fast acting insulin, but even the regular stuff that you can buy over the counter without a prescription(R and NPH) has nearly quadrupled in the last 12 years. It's not an increase in manufacturing costs. It's price fixing by the two major players(Lilly and Novo).
You'd think that with Lilly significantly raising their prices a few months ago, that Novo Nordisk could make a killing, but no, they both did it at the same time. Funny how that worked out.