Insulin cupcake

Boing Boing reader Ken Faeger of Whitewater, Wisconsin shares this photo in the BB Flickr pool and says, "Kaela finally made me a cupcake I can actually eat."

• [jackbird]

  That’s one pricey cupcake.

  • [jackbird]

     Also, ask Martha Von Bulow whether that cupcake’s edible.

    • [Ronald Pottol]

      Oh, totally safe, it will break down in your digestive tract (hmmm, well, most of it, I wonder if you could absorb enough to cause problems first, but it’s a protein  so kinda big, you might be fine). If not, you would not need to inject it.

      And I think your odds are good with the glass, but you first.

      :-)

  • [Ken Fager]

    Thanks to the Obamacare provisions for preexisting conditions, in my case the Diabeetus, I was able to get insurance coverage to offset the cost of this delicious cupcake my wife made.

  • [dnebdal]

    How much does a bottle like that cost in the US, anyway?
    (My BF is diabetic, but I’ve never seen a unit cost for a bottle of humalog – another reason to be glad we live in Norway, I guess.)

    • [Ken Fager]

      A bottle of insulin without insurance coverage can cost over $120, which I have had to pay on a few occasions. With my insurance it is now about $40 per bottle.

      • [dnebdal]

         Oh ouch. That works out to rather a lot of money per year, even with the insurance.

• [Ken Fager]

  I love when telemarketers and bloggers avoid my last name Fager like the plague. Say it straight! :D

• [Mark Englund]

  Looks to be a 40 carb, 60%/40% bolus over 4 hours 

• [dpamac]

  As a diabetic I find this hilarious and beneficial.

• [mike k]

  Diabetic here. FYI a krispy kreme has fewer carbs

  • [Daemonworks]

     Well, they are basically made of grease. Timmies for superlative justice.