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kkreamer
6y ago
Everyone seems happy on facebook.
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kkreamer
7y ago
Yes, I am 100% certain. Insulins are biologic medicines, so once patents expire you might get biosimilar drugs which also require FDA approval, not generics as with other drugs. Admelog is the biosimilar for Humalog, approved by the FDA in
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kkreamer
7y ago
I totally agree with you regarding drug prices overall, but insulin is different in this respect. A vial of Humalog cost $35 in 2001. The exact same size vial of the exact same insulin -- no refreshed patent, no reformulations, no improveme
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kkreamer
7y ago
To clarify, the IMMINENT DEATH possibility is also true, in the case of diabetic ketoacidosis, which is caused from lack of insulin. Yes, if it came to it, you could use Walmart's NPH/R to avoid DKA, but then you put yourself at a
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kkreamer
7y ago
This depends on what you mean by "plain insulin". If you are referring to NPH and R, there's a massive world of difference going to, say, Novolog and Lantus. If you're comparing something like Lantus versus Tresiba, sure
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kkreamer
7y ago
Not going to respond on the rest of your comment, but on insulin, I want to rebut the idea that generics are the same as "fancy and more convenient" versions. They are completely different drugs with different (and far worse) clin
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kkreamer
7y ago
Use Authy, which does carry over.
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kkreamer
8y ago
No, it’s not a lack of discipline, it’s not normal, and I think you answered your own question why with your last sentence. It sounds like when you first start a task, you subconsciously decide how likely you are to complete it, based on ho
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kkreamer
12y ago
"If you think hiring a professional is expensive, wait until you've hired an amateur."
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kkreamer
14y ago
> Why would a person with the skill set of an entire team want to work for a company, rather than starting their own? I've completed an entire product cycle by myself, more than once, but still work for a company. Working for a company
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kkreamer
14y ago
By the way, I'm seeing lots of broken images on your homepage. Just FYI.
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kkreamer
14y ago
We (lulu.com) already do this, including printing from Word docs. And, putting a print book or ebook up for sale is free (including going to the iBookstore and the Nook store). Note that while I work at Lulu, I don't officially speak for th