How to Use insulin in a Sentence
insulin
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Some insulin prices have more than tripled in the last two decades.
— Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023 -
For the last two months, her son’s insulin has cost $35.
— Rick Rojas, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2022 -
The $35-a-month cap on insulin for seniors would be gone.
— Joe Biden, CNN, 25 Oct. 2022 -
That's not the case as anything that spikes the insulin response will break the fast.
— Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 8 Aug. 2024 -
Sanofi is the last of three major insulin makers in the United States to cut or cap the price of the drug.
— Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 16 Mar. 2023 -
The first time was in 1958 for his work on the structure of the insulin molecule.
— Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 7 Oct. 2022 -
Lila is poised, stylish, and wears her insulin pump with pride on the red carpet.
— Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 21 Dec. 2022 -
The key is insulin which escorts glucose into the cells of the body.
— Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 16 Feb. 2023 -
One of the forms, created by the school nurse, included the wrong insulin dosage.
— Rebecca Griesbach | Rgriesbach@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2023 -
The most important may be the $35 monthly cap on insulin.
— oregonlive, 23 Oct. 2022 -
For some drugs, such as insulin, rebates and discounts can lower the list price by more than 80%.
— Mariana Socal, STAT, 8 Sep. 2023 -
Without insulin, too much sugar can stay in the blood, which can lead to health problems.
— Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 18 Nov. 2022 -
One of his aunts has Type 1 diabetes and is running out of insulin.
— Lauren Dunn, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2023 -
The male's state affects insulin levels, which in turn affects the rack or the really big arm.
— Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 13 Apr. 2023 -
First, over time, the body becomes less responsive to the hormone insulin.
— Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 21 July 2023 -
The device serves the same purpose as shots, pumping insulin from a cartridge through a tube and into his body.
— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023 -
That prompted some drugmakers to slash the cost of insulin for a broader group of patients.
— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2024 -
Mitchell keeps an insulin pump — about half the size of a cellphone — in his back left pocket during every game.
— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023 -
When this happens, the body may not make as much insulin that is needed to store excess blood sugar.
— Michelle Pugle, Health, 25 Oct. 2023 -
Because the cells are resistant to insulin, glucose remains in the blood.
— Gary Gilles, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2023 -
That cap is a win for some Americans who rely on insulin.
— Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2023 -
With less sugar in the blood from the liver, the insulin a person with diabetes has relies on the sugar from the diet.
— Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 13 Oct. 2022 -
The idea is to compress your eating day into six or eight hours in order to reduce the amount of insulin your body produces.
— Gina Errico, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023 -
Biden has been crowing about his action to cap insulin prices for Medicare members at $35 a month.
— Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023 -
But that was right when Biden made sure Medicare plans were covering insulin for up to a $35 copay.
— Lauren Goode, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024 -
High levels of insulin can stimulate the growth of cancer cells.
— Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 July 2024 -
What is the name of the cell type responsible for insulin production?
— Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2022 -
Carr is a Type 1 diabetic who wears an insulin pump to help combat the disease.
— Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023 -
And there are shortages of medical supplies such as insulin and blood, as well as water.
— Alexander Smith, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024 -
Some people use a needle to inject their insulin, while others use a pump, which gives small doses of insulin throughout the day to maintain a steadier blood sugar level.
— Janelle McSwiggin, Msn, Health, 3 Oct. 2024
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