Diabetic Insulin Users: Save up to $100 on Apidra Prescriptions

[Cable God]

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Used my card 2x so far. No problems at all. $20 off of my co-pay each time.

 

[mrEvil]

Good deal if you can use it. I'm in an inhaled insulin study and am getting everything for free for the next 18 months. 😀

 

[LennyZ]

I really wish someone would invent an artificial pancreas.
How is the inhaled stuff working for you?

 

[Souka]

Originally posted by: LennyZ
I really wish someone would invent an artificial pancreas.
How is the inhaled stuff working for you?

The day a non-invasive glucose monitor is marketed for consumer use, then it's one small step to an artifical pancereas.....


combine a non-invasive meter to an insulin pump....wholla....an external mechanical pancreas.


i've been waiting for 30+ years......damn FDA better let it happen soon

 

[GeezerMan]

too much money is made in NOT finding a cure....

 

[Souka]

no kidding.


My health insurance just doubled my co-pay for all my diabetic related products..... why? beccause I'm not using "generic".

Problem is, there ARE NO GENERIC insulin, testing strips, syringes, etc...


Rule with my insurance was std. co-pay if GENERIC wasn't available....but now, ONLY diabetic supplies must pay the name-brand co-pay. some bastard with my insurance got some nice $$$$ from Eli Lilly or Novo-nodisk. Bastard....

 

[PC911mickster]

Any insulin dependent diabetics living in the Cleveland area...Cleveland Clinic is doing clinical trials on the inhaled insulin as well as one on Tolerex. Since I'm on an insulin pump I won't be doing the inhaled insulin one but hopefully I'll be able to get into the Tolerex one. Tolerex is supposed to slow down the complications and address some of the immune system deficiencies .

Nice thread folks...like to see real deal diabetics talking trash.

 

[blackangst1]

Originally posted by: Souka
no kidding.


My health insurance just doubled my co-pay for all my diabetic related products..... why? beccause I'm not using "generic".

Problem is, there ARE NO GENERIC insulin, testing strips, syringes, etc...


Rule with my insurance was std. co-pay if GENERIC wasn't available....but now, ONLY diabetic supplies must pay the name-brand co-pay. some bastard with my insurance got some nice $$$$ from Eli Lilly or Novo-nodisk. Bastard....

:thumbsup: QFT

No generic Novolog
No generic Lantus

It sucks 🙁

 

[mdetz]

Originally posted by: Souka
My health insurance just doubled my co-pay for all my diabetic related products..... why? beccause I'm not using "generic".
Problem is, there ARE NO GENERIC insulin, testing strips, syringes, etc...

Well, novo nordisk does make reli-on (n, r, 70/30, syringes) for walmart. I doubt your insurance would consider them generic but its worth asking. as far as the syringes and T/S, I would ask insurance if any store brands fall under "generic", or if you have 3-tiers of copays, what the preferred make/model is. The reality is that when you have 3-tiers, ie $10/$25/$50 they want you to use the $10 & $25 ones. They don't want you to use the $50 one, hence the $50.
Lilly and Novo make the same $$ regardless, so they'd rather you not go broke on copays.

 

[Cable God]

Originally posted by: LennyZ
I really wish someone would invent an artificial pancreas.
How is the inhaled stuff working for you?

I've heard that inhaled insulin was very fast acting and has absorbtion issues in some people. Meaning to take "10" units, you'd have to snort 15 or so units. I like my pump just fine thank you.

 

[imported_Shivetya]

Originally posted by: GeezerMan
too much money is made in NOT finding a cure....

Actually its far more sinister than that...

too many people think they know whats what when it comes to diabetes that they stifle research into alternative methods because they don't want the money "wasted".

 

[LennyZ]

Originally posted by: Cable God

Originally posted by: LennyZ
I really wish someone would invent an artificial pancreas.
How is the inhaled stuff working for you?

I've heard that inhaled insulin was very fast acting and has absorbtion issues in some people. Meaning to take "10" units, you'd have to snort 15 or so units. I like my pump just fine thank you.

Just what i don't need,
Having to worry more about highs or lows due to different absorbtion issues.
I'm using Novolog and Lantus now and the Novolog dose is now starting to be
a little higher than usual otherwise i stay high after meals.

 

[TitaniumJohnson]

Originally posted by: Cable God

Originally posted by: LennyZ
I really wish someone would invent an artificial pancreas.
How is the inhaled stuff working for you?

I've heard that inhaled insulin was very fast acting and has absorbtion issues in some people. Meaning to take "10" units, you'd have to snort 15 or so units. I like my pump just fine thank you.

The issue is predominately due to the format for the insulin. The inhaled insulin on the market is a powder, which won't have as good of an absorption spectrum as a liquid insulin would. Once an inhaled liquid insulin hits the market (Novo Nordisk has one in development), I think it might become a more viable treatment option.

TJ

 

[Cable God]

Originally posted by: LennyZ

Originally posted by: Cable God

Originally posted by: LennyZ
I really wish someone would invent an artificial pancreas.
How is the inhaled stuff working for you?

I've heard that inhaled insulin was very fast acting and has absorbtion issues in some people. Meaning to take "10" units, you'd have to snort 15 or so units. I like my pump just fine thank you.

Just what i don't need,
Having to worry more about highs or lows due to different absorbtion issues.
I'm using Novolog and Lantus now and the Novolog dose is now starting to be
a little higher than usual otherwise i stay high after meals.

Yep, 10 units of Apidra is normal for me for "small" meals of 10-25 carbs, with a basal rate of 1.6 units per hour. I do have a bit of insulin resistance, but Avandia helps somewhat.