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insulin facts | Nicolae Paulescu, 
a Romanian professor in Bucharest, discovered insulin in 1916; The first genetically-engineered, synthetic "human" insulin was produced 
in a laboratory in 1977 
by Herbert Boyer using E.coli; IN 2023 IT COSTS BETWEEN $4 - $12 
TO MANUFACTURE A 1 MONTHS SUPPLY OF INSULIN FOR A DIABETIC ADULT | image tagged in medical,diabetes,facts,medicine,healthcare,science | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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an adult diabetic can go thru 2-3 vials a month. lower quality walmart insulin for uninsured folks is "only" $25 a vial, but it's not as good at managing blood sugar swings as any other kind.
with insurance the good insulin can go for $300 a vial, which the insurance may not cover the whole cost of.

so $50-$900 a month is the consumer cost depending on whether you get the good stuff or the cheap stuff.

legislation is starting to help bring that down, however.
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$4 - $12 to produce but what does it cost the consumer ?
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Nicolae Paulescu, a Romanian professor in Bucharest, discovered insulin in 1916; The first genetically-engineered, synthetic "human" insulin was produced in a laboratory in 1977 by Herbert Boyer using E.coli; IN 2023 IT COSTS BETWEEN $4 - $12 TO MANUFACTURE A 1 MONTHS SUPPLY OF INSULIN FOR A DIABETIC ADULT