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Not likely, also lets not forget - as a Type 1 diabetic, you also take long acting insuling (unless you are on a pump). So, for example, a pump uses only fast acting insulin - and it gives a small amount (known as "basil") every 5 minutes (+/- depending on pump).

Whereas, if you use pens (or from a vial) with direct injection, you also take a long acting insulin (levemir, Lantus, etc) once or twice a day (they are supposed to last 24ish hours but often people find splitting their total daily dose up into morning and night has better results). And these insulins cost even more than the fast-acting stuff.




I thought it was “basal”, not “basil”.


That's mobile autoformatting for ya, you are correct. I would correct, but edit limits...




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