[sushicat]

I live in CA and have type 2 diabetes, and I need to inject insulin once per day; on average, I use 1 insulin pen per month. The cost of 5 pens box at local pharmacy is about $33. The price used to be $40+ per box two years ago and recently dropped. So the insulin cost for me is about $7 per month.

I usually only care about the “real” price, which is the price I actually paid, rather than the prices from an article.

Maybe there’s difference between a type 1 patient, but this is my personal experience.

[KMnO4]

Your costs would be much higher with Type 1: somewhere between 10-30mL (3-10x 3mL pens) is more typical.

This is actually addressed in the article though:

> The study used manufacturer prices for the analysis. The final, net prices paid for insulins are likely to be significantly lower than manufacturer prices in the U.S. because rebates and other discounts often drive down the price paid by individuals in the U.S.

[bosswipe]

Sounds like you have good insurance so the real price is hidden from you.

[sparrish]

Not the grandfather poster but those costs are about what I pay for my insulin without any insurance.