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Hambo the Hog posted...

Health insurance and drug prices are bullshit. I think the most i had to pay for insulin was like $600 for three months when I didn't have insurance.

Also out of curiosity, why do you use three different insulins? I've used two different types before, but since going on a pump, I've only used one.

Also my current pump cost me like $1500 out of pocket with insurance and that hurt too. Plus they didn't even send the supplies I needed for its essential functions like they were supposed to, just the stuff to use the CGM.

I've just always used three, though I've changed the brands: Novalog, Novalin and Levimir. I used to use Humalong, Humalin and Lantis, but then once I got off my parents' insurance I had to switch since my insurance only covers the first three.

I probably could get away with removing the Novalin, but I do like it for like the extra help in the late morning/early afternoon. The Levimir (for me personally) is almost assuredly needed because I've tried using just Novalog/Humalog at night and my blood sugar goes way too high at night without it. I've looked at the pump before, but I just never really got into it.

Kind of in the mindset of, "if it's not broke, don't fix it," ...but instead I'm paying, quite literally, a lot for it lol. Is what it is though, need it to survive.