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Shkreli ordered to return $64M, is barred from drug industry
https://apnews.com/article/martin-shkreli-daraprim-profits-fb77aee9ed155f9a74204cfb13fc113054.9k Upvotes
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u/shieldoversword Jan 15 '22
You actually want both fast acting and slow release insulin variants for an insulin regimen. The slow release helps you manage your blood sugar between meals and the fast release stuff helps you put away the large influx of glucose that happens with bigger meals. The Walmart brand is a mix of both that you’re supposed to take with breakfast and dinner, the fast component helps with the meal and the slow component helps you in between.
So I wouldn’t say it’s “shit” tier bad, but it’s not really ideal compared with the usual regimen given to new type II diabetics with basal insulin once a day and bolus insulin three times daily with meals.
Insulin pumps are not super common, probably more so in type I diabetics that need a constant supply of insulin since their body isn’t producing any anymore.
But in general, yeah insulin is way too expensive here for being an absolutely essential drug, and it basically turns diabetes into a life altering disease for a lot of people who don’t have insurance or the financial means to afford insulin, since they’re unlikely to manage it well and end up with serious kidney disease, loss of vision, neuropathy, etc