[basch]

Which would be covered by traditional mixed, short and intermediate insulin, right? The price of Novolin 70/30 (mixed), Novolin R (rapid) and Novolin N (intermediate) insulin have remained flat since 2014. (Short acting and Rapid are two different things, the former being the old kind of insulin that takes 30 minutes, the latter being modern tech that takes minutes.)

It's when you want something better, that lasts longer than Novolin N that price starts to go up. (Novolin N is typically injected underneath the skin (subcutaneously) once or twice per day.)

Obviously, if you have insurance, I would expect you to be being prescribed something better, because that's how the world works. Then you can jump from traditional insulin to rapid and long lasting, and pens.