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Re:Diabetes complications soar in US, but not Canada, as tee... by pjc50 on Thursday May 09, 2019 @03:23PM (#19871373)
> insulin (of the types people actually use)

Is this perhaps the key - people being steered off the old patent free insulin and onto more expensive treatments, without really being given the choice?

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Re:Diabetes complications soar in US, but not Canada, as tee... by cperciva on Thursday May 09, 2019 @04:51PM (#19872302)
Modern insulin is vastly superior. The difference between Novolog and Fiasp is small, but the difference between Novolog and Humulin is huge.
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Re:Diabetes complications soar in US, but not Canada, as tee... by pjc50 on Thursday May 09, 2019 @05:04PM (#19872401)
In what way?

(Is it better to have a better insulin on the shelf because you can't afford it?

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