That really is a sad state of affair, insulin is cheap to produce and we shouldn't live in a world where such a basic medicine is controlled by for profit organizations.
At least in countries with a proper health system the cost isn't impacting on an individual level.
https://beyondtype1.org/how-much-does-it-cost-to-produce-ins...
Ended up switching back to generic novolin R (regular) as injections which allows me to use different areas of the body, eat low carb, and dropped my a1c down 3 points. Reduced my standard deviation of blood sugars by about 45 as well.
Every diabetic is different though as others have found great success with novolog, insulin pumps, etc.
What I’ve heard from other diabetics is that the older Novolin drugs take a lot more effort to get constant insulin levels than the newer ones.
I guess not true for everyone!!