Has anyone here ever asked their endo for insulin? I can’t remember when the last time I bought insulin, because every 90 days, at my appointment, my endo gives me 3 or 4 bottles. On Medicare, if I understand the pricing correctly, insulin is freaking expensive. Can anyone tell me how much they pay per bottle, if on Medicare? thx.
I was paying $141 every three months on my Medicare advantage plan. Now I am getting insulin from the VA and I pay $24 every three months.
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How many bottles do you get for the $24, KC?
I use an insulin pump and my insulin is covered under Part B. Medicare pays 80%, my supplemental pays the remaining 20%, and I have no out-of-pocket cost for insulin.
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thanks. I have been wondering about that, just in case I move to an area where the docs don’t have insulin to give out to patients.
I get 5 bottles
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My insurance did the same thing to me. I have used the novolog pens since I got diagnosed 7 years ago. I stressed about the switch but went ahead. I really saw little difference between the two. Except humalog works longer. They also switched me To tresiba then toujeo from Lantus. That helped a lot. I had tried tresiba for 6 months but as of today toujeo is working better. It depends totally on the person and their age. People love the pump but I will only use the pens. Good luck with the switch. I hate that these insurance companies play God. I am thankful my insulin is working for now
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As always, everyone’s D varies. I find Novolog the most long lasting, but pretty close to Humalog. I’ve used both because of the PBM dance.
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My T1 daughter has used both. Humalog is slower after injection, maybe 10 minutes. Being pushed to Humalog has been a problem for her. I’ve never tried Humalog. I suspect Humalog would present difficulties in maintaining tight control - higher spikes after eating and later lows Humalog lasts longer. What I really need is an insulin that acts even faster than Novolog.
If the humalog is a problem, then check to see if Novolog can be covered with justification from your endo.
Fiasp is faster-acting Novolog. It has its issues though…
I’ve been reading some Facebook threads recently about people mixing Fiasp with Novolog or Humalog with success. Tim Street at Diabettech has a article up today about his experience with mixing Fiasp with NovoRapid (Novolog). While he’s using this mix in a do it yourself automated pump dosing system, his experiment may interest those who use MDI.
This is all “off-label,” of course, and is not supported by insulin manufacturers or medical advice. I’m not suggesting that anyone mix insulins but I find this interesting.
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I don’t have any experience with Fiasp, but for me Apidra is a great tool for high-GI foods or for knocking down a high – faster onset than either Humalog or Novolog. Also shorter tail. I also find – and think others have said this on other threads here – that it has less “potency,” in the sense that whatever I:C ratios you use for Humalog or Novolog will not translate directly for Apidra.
And then there’s Afrezza for fast too.
I have been diabetic type 1 since 15years old.
I have been on Lantus for years and that’s fine but started out on novolog and didn’t eat as much but when insurance changed I was switched to humalog.
From being on humalog I learned the medicine causes you to always be hungry and that’s one of the down falls of being on this medicine your never full.
I myself wouldn’t recommend humalog to anyone