• Republicans block cap on insulin costs

    From _@21:1/5 to All on Sun Aug 7 12:43:47 2022
    August 7 2022 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republicans-block-cap-insulin-costs-many-americans-democratic-deal-rcna41913

    Republicans stripped out a provision to cap
    insulin costs at $35 for private insurers, but
    ... the $35 insulin copay cap for insulin in
    Medicare remains in the bill ...

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    Rationality, hoping for a day when all
    human ills are overcome and peace, ...

    ... love, joy, and happiness fills our
    lives with boundless enthusiasm for
    being the best we all can be in an
    everlasting manner if possible !!!

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    Superior Clarifying Names first created
    and defined in 2010, trying to replace
    outdated anachronistic confusing misleading
    diabetes / diabetic / reactive hypoglycemia
    words and phrases:

    Diabetes Bubble / Diabetes Bubble Burst
    Exemplary! https://prohuman.net/diabetesbubblediabetesbubbleburst.htm

    C.ure I.nsulinitis A.ssociation
    Outstanding! https://prohuman.net/cureinsulinitisassociation.htm

    Glucose Anomalies Research regarding
    Potential Cures / Improvements in Treatments
    Sooner is Ideal! https://prohuman.net/glucoseanomaliesresearch.htm

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    I was diagnosed with Islit (Insulinitis)
    caused by Insulitis (autoimmune attack
    on pancreatic beta cells) at age 5, in
    March 1961, Insulitis Islit just 1 of
    the 15 specific types of Islit.

    Exogenous Insulin & Bloodprick / CGM
    Glucose Tests History - 1961 to 2022
    https://groups.google.com/g/misc.health.diabetes/c/ILDkE7z2ZLk/m/Q0T-B-Y7AQAJ

    INSULINITIS (ISLIT)

    New SUPERIOR clarifying name for near-
    total to total loss of endogenous insulin
    https://prohuman.net/pix2/new_superior_clarifying_name_is_INSULINITIS.jpg

    The overwhelming majority of Islit caused by
    autoimmune attacks on pancreatic beta cells
    (Insulitis Islit) but there are

    o 15 specific types of rapid onset Islit, a
    rare condition (only present in < one-half
    of 1% of Americans & in a much lower rate
    in most of the world), when present is typ-
    ically diagnosed at age under 30
    (50% at age < 18, 20% at age 19 to 29)

    o 1 slow onset specific type, Latent Autoim-
    mune Islit, frequency unknown but per a
    recent report, misdiagnosed as Cellosis
    (new clarifying name for type 2 diabetes)
    almost 40% of the time due to its slow
    onset and its occurrence typically at age
    over 30

    Old outdated anachronistic name for Islit is
    type 1 diabetes, confusing in that diabetes
    without clarifier is often used to describe
    this condition which is 1 of the 7 Disparate
    High Glucose Conditions (DHGCs).

    That makes figuring out which DHGC is actu-
    ally being referred to (and it can be any one,
    or some, or all of them when the diabetes
    or diabetic word is used without clarifier)
    confusing / difficult:
    https://prohuman.net/pix2/diabetesdiabeticguessinggame.jpg
    https://prohuman.net/pix2/diabetesdiabeticconfusion.jpg
    https://prohuman.net/pix2/diabetesdiabeticendingthemisunderstanding.jpg

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    Insulin / Insulin Pump / CGM I use

    Fiasp Ultra-Fast-Acting Insulin in a
    tubeless Omnipod insulin pump catheter
    placed into skin / pod with adhesive
    stuck onto skin every 80 hours, control
    via Omnipod 5 Controller connected to
    Dexcom G6 CGM providing auto-basil-dos-
    aging based on CGM glucose levels)
    https://prohuman.net/pix2/Omnipod5insulinpump-connectedtoDexcomG6CGM.png

    Dexcom G6 CGM (continuous glucose monitor
    connected to Omnipod)
    https://prohuman.net/pix2/Dexcom_G6_CGM.jpg

    - - -

    Non-Islit Disparate High Glucose Conditions:

    PreCellosis / Cellosis - new clarifying name
    for type 2 diabetes, 21 specific types, its
    precondition is called PreCellosis.

    Gestational Cellosis - DHGC that happens in
    < 10% of pregnancies

    Diminosis - monogenic diminished insulin
    production occurring after age 6 months,
    11 specific types

    Neonatal Diminosis - monogenic diminished
    insulin production in first 6 months, 12
    specific types

    Ohiglucons - Other High Glucose Conditions,
    24 specific types

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    Mostly Non-Glucose Anomaly: Insipidus, 6
    specific types

    Low Glucose Anomaly: Hut (Hypoglycemia
    Uncaused by Treatment for High Glucose),
    21 specific types

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    Stop Diabetes/Diabetic Confusion
    with New Superior Clarifying Terms https://www.change.org/stopdiabetesdiabeticconfusionwithNewSuperiorClarifyingTerms

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  • From Ladaz Odol@21:1/5 to All on Thu Aug 18 22:37:22 2022
    Even without any insurance, insulin only cost $40/vial. So a price cap would seem to be quite unnecessary.

    Also, the U.S. Constitution doesn't grant the federal government any authority over healthcare. So, only individual states would have the power to enact such a law.

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  • From _@21:1/5 to Ladaz Odol on Sun Sep 4 05:09:03 2022
    On Friday, August 19, 2022 at 12:37:23 AM UTC-5, Ladaz Odol wrote:
    Even without any insurance, insulin only cost $40/vial. So a price cap would seem to be quite unnecessary.

    Also, the U.S. Constitution doesn't grant the federal government any authority over healthcare. So, only individual states would have the power to enact such a law.

    Actually, insulin cost is highly variable (note
    that a typical vial of insulin contains 1,000
    units, so keep that in mind regarding the
    per unit prices in the following): https://www.goodrx.com/healthcare-access/research/how-much-does-insulin-cost-compare-brands

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    . Pro-Humanist FREELOVER, Freethinking
    . Realist Exploring Expressive Liberty,
    . Openness, Verity, Enlightenment, and
    . Rationality, hoping for a day when all
    . human ills are overcome and peace, ...

    . ... love, joy, and happiness fills our
    . lives with boundless enthusiasm for
    . being the best we all can be in an
    . everlasting manner if possible !!!

    - - -

    . Superior Clarifying Names first created
    . and defined in 2010, trying to replace
    . outdated anachronistic confusing misleading
    . diabetes / diabetic / reactive hypoglycemia
    . words and phrases:

    . Diabetes Bubble / Diabetes Bubble Burst
    . Exemplary! https://prohuman.net/diabetesbubblediabetesbubbleburst.htm

    . C.ure I.nsulinitis A.ssociation
    . Outstanding! https://prohuman.net/cureinsulinitisassociation.htm

    . Glucose Anomalies Research regarding
    . Potential Cures / Improvements in Treatments
    . Sooner is Ideal! https://prohuman.net/glucoseanomaliesresearch.htm

    - - -

    . I was diagnosed with Islit (Insulinitis)
    . caused by Insulitis (autoimmune attack
    . on pancreatic beta cells) at age 5, in
    . March 1961, Insulitis Islit just 1 of
    . the 15 specific types of Islit.

    . Exogenous Insulin & Bloodprick / CGM
    . Glucose Tests History - 1961 to 2022
    . https://groups.google.com/g/misc.health.diabetes/c/ILDkE7z2ZLk/m/Q0T-B-Y7AQAJ

    . INSULINITIS (ISLIT)

    . New SUPERIOR clarifying name for near-
    . total to total loss of endogenous insulin
    . https://prohuman.net/pix2/new_superior_clarifying_name_is_INSULINITIS.jpg

    . The overwhelming majority of Islit caused by
    . autoimmune attacks on pancreatic beta cells
    . (Insulitis Islit) but there are

    . o 15 specific types of rapid onset Islit, a
    . rare condition (only present in < one-half
    . of 1% of Americans & in a much lower rate
    . in most of the world), when present is typ-
    . ically diagnosed at age under 30
    . (50% at age < 18, 20% at age 19 to 29)

    . o 1 slow onset specific type, Latent Autoim-
    . mune Islit, frequency unknown but per a
    . recent report, misdiagnosed as Cellosis
    . (new clarifying name for type 2 diabetes)
    . almost 40% of the time due to its slow
    . onset and its occurrence typically at age
    . over 30

    . Old outdated anachronistic name for Islit is
    . type 1 diabetes, confusing in that diabetes
    . without clarifier is often used to describe
    . this condition which is 1 of the 7 Disparate
    . High Glucose Conditions (DHGCs).

    . That makes figuring out which DHGC is actu-
    . ally being referred to (and it can be any one,
    . or some, or all of them when the diabetes
    . or diabetic word is used without clarifier)
    . confusing / difficult:
    . https://prohuman.net/pix2/diabetesdiabeticguessinggame.jpg
    . https://prohuman.net/pix2/diabetesdiabeticconfusion.jpg
    . https://prohuman.net/pix2/diabetesdiabeticendingthemisunderstanding.jpg

    - - -

    . Insulin / Insulin Pump / CGM I use

    . Fiasp Ultra-Fast-Acting Insulin in a
    . tubeless Omnipod insulin pump catheter
    . placed into skin / pod with adhesive
    . stuck onto skin every 80 hours, control
    . via Omnipod 5 Controller connected to
    . Dexcom G6 CGM providing auto-basil-dos-
    . aging based on CGM glucose levels)
    . https://prohuman.net/pix2/Omnipod5insulinpump-connectedtoDexcomG6CGM.png

    . Dexcom G6 CGM (continuous glucose monitor
    . connected to Omnipod)
    . https://prohuman.net/pix2/Dexcom_G6_CGM.jpg

    - - -

    . Non-Islit Disparate High Glucose Conditions:

    . PreCellosis / Cellosis - new clarifying name
    . for type 2 diabetes, 21 specific types, its
    . precondition is called PreCellosis.

    . Gestational Cellosis - DHGC that happens in
    . < 10% of pregnancies

    . Diminosis - monogenic diminished insulin
    . production occurring after age 6 months,
    . 11 specific types

    . Neonatal Diminosis - monogenic diminished
    . insulin production in first 6 months, 12
    . specific types

    . Ohiglucons - Other High Glucose Conditions,
    . 24 specific types

    ~~~

    . Mostly Non-Glucose Anomaly: Insipidus, 6
    . specific types

    . Low Glucose Anomaly: Hut (Hypoglycemia
    . Uncaused by Treatment for High Glucose),
    . 21 specific types

    ~~~

    . Stop Diabetes/Diabetic Confusion
    . with New Superior Clarifying Terms
    . https://www.change.org/stopdiabetesdiabeticconfusionwithNewSuperiorClarifyingTerms

    . ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~

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