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I have type 1 diabetes, and this is a constant fear of mine. It’s absurd that I should have to go through my insurance company to be able to get more medicine if I need to.

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I had this realization after a family emergency had me flying cross country on, 2 hours warning.

Walmart sells Novolin R/N for 25$ a vial without prescription. In all but three states I think, it is legal to purchase veterinary needles.

Novolin isn't probably as good as what you've been prescribed. But it will keep you alive.

This is the most atrocious thing to do by not to letting people with Type 1 buy their Insulin medication. I just don't see a reason why this is so much regulated. Like some meds which are partially regulated, where you can request a Pharmacist and they can give you would be reasonable in this case.

Insulin is regulated because you can very easily die from using it improperly.

Older versions are available OTC in at least parts of the US.

I don't know if this is helpful to you, but Walmart pharmacies have inexpensive insulin if you ask for it.

This is regular insulin, its quite unstable (by unstable I mean that its release mechanism is quite slow and requires a lot of planning compared to more modern 'fast acting' insulins.

with that said, as a type 1 - if I was in a predicament you bet i would go, if i recall they sell it for 25 a vial, whereas a vial of normal, fast acting insuling is ~250.

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