How to Use insulin in a Sentence

insulin

noun
  • 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
  • On Thursday, the House voted to cap the price of insulin at $35 a month.
    New York Times, 3 Apr. 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
  • Records show jail staff gave him 10 units of insulin at the time but none after that.
    Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The bill caps out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $35 for a 30-day supply.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2021
  • In 1921, insulin was introduced to the market for the first time.
    Kevin Bessler, Washington Examiner, 12 Mar. 2021
  • We were sent home with vials of insulin and a binder of papers on how to keep my 7-year-old body healthy.
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 17 May 2022
  • The gene in question codes for a protein called insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1).
    Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2022
  • One of the forms, created by the school nurse, included the wrong insulin dosage.
    Rebecca Griesbach | Rgriesbach@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2023
  • This triggers the release of insulin from the pancreas.
    Mckale Montgomery, The Conversation, 19 May 2022
  • And of course, there will be a limit on the amount that insulin will cost for those on Medicare, a limit of $35 a month.
    Abc News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2022
  • The most important may be the $35 monthly cap on insulin.
    oregonlive, 23 Oct. 2022
  • When blood sugar starts to rise after a person eats, these medicines cause the body to make more insulin.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
  • About half of all states regulate the cost of insulin, but New York is the first to eliminate co-pays.
    Benjamin Oreskes, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
  • With type 2 diabetes, the body doesn't use insulin well.
    Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 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
  • In turn, insulin is required to escort sugar out of the bloodstream and into the cells.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 7 July 2022
  • The deal would also cap what Americans pay for insulin at $35 a month.
    Aj Willingham, CNN, 3 Nov. 2021
  • As a result, many Illinoisans still pay much more for insulin.
    Kevin Bessler, Washington Examiner, 12 Mar. 2021
  • 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
  • Which again, spurs the production of excess insulin, and in turn, the surge of androgens that can trigger the full slate of PCOS symptoms.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 20 May 2025
  • In diabetes, not having enough insulin prevents the body from taking up glucose from the blood and using it for energy.
    Daniel Combs, Verywell Health, 16 May 2025

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