Why dont pharmaceutical companies child size insulinSherry J postedWith over 4.4million children with type 1 diabetes, $1,680 is spent per year on insulin. Usually after 30 days insulin must be discarded. With children, that is half a bottle. $840 thrown away a year. $3.6 billion worldwide. What a waste. Pharmaceutical companies should make a smaller version for children. But they won't. It is a shame. additional---------------------- all bottles of insulin have an expiration date on them for shelf life unopened. Once opened and put into use, the shelf life is 30 days refrigerated or not. people can still use it, but its effectiveness is compromised. The pharmeceutical companies say so. Sponsored Link-------------------------- ridiculouslycurious repliedi use both lantus and humalog. both have ample time to use them up before they expire. this doesn't sound right. who told you it only lasts a month? there should be an expiration date on every bottle. check it out. sue repliedThe insulin pens are calibrated for half unit and contain much less insulin than the vials. Yes, even I an adult, don't use all of the Humalog pen in the 30 day window. I do use all the Lantus, but had to change to the pens to be able to not toss half a vial. I agree so whole heartedly with you, but not only for children!! There are those of us adults who are type 2 and don't need an entire vial or even pen of insulin on a monthly basis. And yes, they are very very expensive. Monica repliedI agree completely. It would save money too. My 3 year old daughter is type 1, and she doesn't even use half a vial of her lantus or humalog before it has to go in the garbage.
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