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Suggest Alternative For Insulin

My husband has diabetes and parkinsons and high blood pressure. He takes metformin 1000 mg 2 times a day and 55 units of Lantus in 1 shot at night. Our insurance is not paying much for his insulin any more and we will have to change. It used to be we paid $75 a bottle and we needed 1 1/2 bottles a month. now our copay is $214 a bottle. We cannot afford that and need to change to a cheaper insulin. Could you tell us what you think we should change to? The insurance does not have a formulary, you just type in a kind and amount and it will tell me how much they are. I just dont know of other kinds of insulin. Gay
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hi madam, welcome to HCG, i understand ur problem, madam ur husband is suffering from DM, BP, parkinsons, and he is using metformin 1000mg iwice a day and insulin also, it means his sugar is not in control, and cheapest insulin is lupisilin only, first control his diet, he cant use sweets, sapota, mango, jack fruit, and he can take rice only once a day, and u have to control salty and spicy food also for his high bp, after controlling his sugar, doctor gradually decrease the doses, then u dont need to worry, hope u satsfy with my answer, thank u, THIS IS DR. KHALID
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Suggest Alternative For Insulin

hi madam, welcome to HCG, i understand ur problem, madam ur husband is suffering from DM, BP, parkinsons, and he is using metformin 1000mg iwice a day and insulin also, it means his sugar is not in control, and cheapest insulin is lupisilin only, first control his diet, he cant use sweets, sapota, mango, jack fruit, and he can take rice only once a day, and u have to control salty and spicy food also for his high bp, after controlling his sugar, doctor gradually decrease the doses, then u dont need to worry, hope u satsfy with my answer, thank u, THIS IS DR. KHALID