Woman says her son couldn't afford his insulin

Re:Woman says her son couldn't afford his insulin – now he's... by helsinki on Friday January 04, 2019 @08:17PM (#18829249)

I had this problem during six months of self-employment. I found that the cheapest way to get good insulin (Novolog) is to fly to Bangkok / Chiang Mai and hit up all the pharmacies until you have a year's supply. If you're not unlucky, you shouldn't have a problem at the airports.

I think it cost ~$25-35 USD for several pen cartridges of Novolog.

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Re:Woman says her son couldn't afford his insulin – now he's... by ahodges22 on Saturday January 05, 2019 @03:15AM (#18830565)

You don't even need to go that far for cheap insulin. I'm a type 1 diabetic in Seattle, and I've gone to Canada a few times for ~$25-$30/vial USD of Humalog (Novolog is also available) insulin. It's over the counter there, and I've never had an issue with US customs bringing up to a year supply back home.

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Re:Woman says her son couldn't afford his insulin – now he's... by 1123581321 on Friday January 04, 2019 @09:28PM (#18829512)

That is a great idea if it’ll keep that long. How effective was it towards the end of the year?

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