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Xeni Jardin at 10:57 am Thu, Nov 8, 2012

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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."

Boing Boing editor/partner and tech culture journalist Xeni Jardin hosts and produces Boing Boing's in-flight TV channel on Virgin America airlines (#10 on the dial), and writes about living with breast cancer. Diagnosed in 2011. @xeni on Twitter. email: xeni@boingboing.net.

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  • 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.

        :-)

    • http://twitter.com/kenfagerdotcom 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.)

      • http://twitter.com/kenfagerdotcom 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.

  • http://twitter.com/kenfagerdotcom 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.

  • http://twitter.com/mkelley mike k

    Diabetic here. FYI a krispy kreme has fewer carbs

    • Daemonworks

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