Comments on: Insulin cupcake http://boingboing.net/2012/11/08/insulin-cupcake.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 00:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: dnebdal http://boingboing.net/2012/11/08/insulin-cupcake.html#comment-1578128 dnebdal Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192948#comment-1578128  Oh ouch. That works out to rather a lot of money per year, even with the insurance.  Oh ouch. That works out to rather a lot of money per year, even with the insurance.

]]> By: Ken Fager http://boingboing.net/2012/11/08/insulin-cupcake.html#comment-1577994 Ken Fager Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192948#comment-1577994 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. 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.

]]> By: dnebdal http://boingboing.net/2012/11/08/insulin-cupcake.html#comment-1577961 dnebdal Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192948#comment-1577961 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.) 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.)

]]> By: Daemonworks http://boingboing.net/2012/11/08/insulin-cupcake.html#comment-1577787 Daemonworks Fri, 09 Nov 2012 03:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192948#comment-1577787  Well, they are basically made of grease. Timmies for superlative justice.  Well, they are basically made of grease. Timmies for superlative justice.

]]> By: Ronald Pottol http://boingboing.net/2012/11/08/insulin-cupcake.html#comment-1577737 Ronald Pottol Fri, 09 Nov 2012 01:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192948#comment-1577737 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. :-) 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.

:-)

]]> By: mike k http://boingboing.net/2012/11/08/insulin-cupcake.html#comment-1577646 mike k Thu, 08 Nov 2012 23:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192948#comment-1577646 Diabetic here. FYI a krispy kreme has fewer carbs Diabetic here. FYI a krispy kreme has fewer carbs

]]> By: dpamac http://boingboing.net/2012/11/08/insulin-cupcake.html#comment-1577530 dpamac Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192948#comment-1577530 As a diabetic I find this hilarious and beneficial. As a diabetic I find this hilarious and beneficial.

]]> By: Mark Englund http://boingboing.net/2012/11/08/insulin-cupcake.html#comment-1577515 Mark Englund Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192948#comment-1577515 Looks to be a 40 carb, 60%/40% bolus over 4 hours  Looks to be a 40 carb, 60%/40% bolus over 4 hours 

]]> By: Ken Fager http://boingboing.net/2012/11/08/insulin-cupcake.html#comment-1577504 Ken Fager Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192948#comment-1577504 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. 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.

]]> By: Ken Fager http://boingboing.net/2012/11/08/insulin-cupcake.html#comment-1577408 Ken Fager Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192948#comment-1577408 I love when telemarketers and bloggers avoid my last name Fager like the plague. Say it straight! :D I love when telemarketers and bloggers avoid my last name Fager like the plague. Say it straight! :D

]]> By: jackbird http://boingboing.net/2012/11/08/insulin-cupcake.html#comment-1577383 jackbird Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192948#comment-1577383  Also, ask Martha Von Bulow whether that cupcake's edible.  Also, ask Martha Von Bulow whether that cupcake’s edible.

]]> By: jackbird http://boingboing.net/2012/11/08/insulin-cupcake.html#comment-1577378 jackbird Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=192948#comment-1577378 That's one pricey cupcake. That’s one pricey cupcake.

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