{"id":632463,"date":"2025-06-05T17:30:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T21:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/?p=632463"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:00:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:00:51","slug":"insulin-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/news\/insulin-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Insulin statistics: Costs, usage &#038; diabetes rates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/drug-classes\/insulins\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insulin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a naturally occurring hormone that regulates blood glucose levels. People with diabetes mellitus may need pharmaceutical (prescription) insulin because they are either unable to produce or appropriately respond to insulin. In the 100 years since researchers isolated insulin for medical use, insulin therapies have improved diabetes management for millions of people. Today, at least 150 million people worldwide depend on insulin therapy to live and thrive, according to a report in the journal <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"prevalence-of-diabetes\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prevalence of diabetes\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diabetes is a very common health problem. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gis.cdc.gov\/grasp\/diabetes\/diabetesatlas-statsreport.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2026 National Diabetes Statistics Report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (NDSR), 40.1 million Americans have diabetes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"diabetes-statistics-worldwide\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diabetes statistics worldwide<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers estimate that 589 million to 830 million people are living with diabetes worldwide. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/diabetesatlas.org\/resources\/idf-diabetes-atlas-2025\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International Diabetes Federation (IDF)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2025; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/diabetes\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Health Organization (WHO)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Global diabetes prevalence quadrupled from 1990 to 2022. (WHO, 2024)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2022, nearly 60% of people with diabetes were not taking medication for their condition. (WHO, 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2024, 3.4 million people died from diabetes worldwide. (IDF, 2025)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"diabetes-statistics-in-the-u-s\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diabetes statistics in the U.S.<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2023, an estimated 12% of the total U.S. population was living with diabetes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diabetes prevalence increases with age. Nearly 29% of Americans ages 65 years or older are living with diabetes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More American men (14.9%) than women (12.4%) have diabetes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 16% of American Indian or Alaska Native Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 12% of Black, non-Hispanic Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 12% of Hispanic Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 10% of Asian Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 7% of non-Hispanic White Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gis.cdc.gov\/grasp\/diabetes\/diabetesatlas-statsreport.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NDSR, 2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"diabetes-statistics-by-type-of-diabetes\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diabetes statistics by type of diabetes<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s important to understand that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/type-1-vs-type-2-diabetes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">there is more than one type of diabetes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Healthcare professionals generally divide diabetes diagnoses into four types:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type 1 diabetes is characterized by insufficient insulin production.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body cannot produce or respond to insulin correctly.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/gestational-diabetes-diet-treatments\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gestational diabetes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mellitus (GDM) is a type of diabetes that happens during pregnancy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/prediabetes-guide\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prediabetes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is high blood sugar that advances to Type 2 Diabetes if left untreated.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"type-1-diabetes\"><b>Type 1 diabetes<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 2.1 million Americans have Type 1 diabetes. (NDSR, 2026)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 314,000 U.S. children and adolescents have Type 1 diabetes. (NDSR, 2026)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2022, an estimated 21,732 American adolescents were diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/diabetes.org\/about-diabetes\/statistics\/about-diabetes\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Diabetes Association (ADA)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"type-2-diabetes\"><b>Type 2 diabetes<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type 2 diabetes accounts for more than 90% of diabetes cases in adults in the U.S. (IDF, 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About one-third to one-half of people with Type 2 diabetes are undiagnosed. (IDF, 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type 2 diabetes risk increases with age. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/type-2-diabetes\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20351193\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mayo Clinic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2022, an estimated 14,490 American youth were diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. (ADA)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"gestational-diabetes\"><b>Gestational diabetes<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gestational diabetes occurs in about 7% of pregnancies in the United States. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK545196\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">StatPearls<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gestational diabetes typically develops around the 24th week of pregnancy. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/about\/gestational-diabetes.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gestational, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The risk of developing gestational diabetes increases with age. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC11970309\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Journal of Diabetes Investigation<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"prediabetes\"><b>Prediabetes<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 115.2 million adults in the U.S. had prediabetes as of 2023, which is approximately 44% of the adult population. (NDSR, 2026)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One in three adolescents in the United States had prediabetes in 2023, which is about 8.4 million people. (NDSR, 2026)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than half of all people aged 65 and older are believed to have prediabetes. (NDSR, 2026)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nearly 80% of people with prediabetes are unaware that they have it. (NDSR, 2026)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The prevalence of prediabetes in adults hasn\u2019t changed much since 2005, but people with the condition are now more likely to know they have it, despite most still being unaware. (NDSR, 2026)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most substantial risk factors for prediabetes in adults are overweight and obesity. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/risk-factors\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CDC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People older than 45 are more likely to develop prediabetes. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/21498-prediabetes\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleveland Clinic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2026<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"insulin-use-in-the-u-s\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insulin use in the U.S.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe rise of GLP-1s like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro has contributed to a shift in the entire industry of diabetes treatment, but that didn\u2019t eliminate the need for insulin,\u201d says <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digestivereset.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inna Melamed, Pharm.D.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a functional medicine practitioner and author of Digestive Reset. \u201cMany patients, especially those with long-standing diabetes, beta-cell failure, or Type 1 diabetes, still rely on insulin.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An estimated 8.4 million Americans rely on insulin to survive. (ADA<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2022<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 6.1% of U.S. adults with diagnosed diabetes report both having Type 1 diabetes and using insulin. (NDSR, 2026)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 13.3% of U.S. adults with diagnosed diabetes started using insulin within a year of their diagnosis. (NDSR, 2026)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"insulin-use-worldwide\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insulin use worldwide<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As of 2021, at least 40 companies worldwide made or marketed insulin products. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/bitstream\/handle\/10665\/348384\/9789240039100-eng.pdf?sequence=1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHO<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2021<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All people with Type 1 diabetes and about 15% of people with Type 2 diabetes need insulin. (WHO, 2021)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An estimated 150\u2009million people worldwide depend on insulin therapy for their diabetes. (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BMJ Open Diabetes Research &amp; Care<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2021)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only 50% of people who need insulin have access to it. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doctorswithoutborders.org\/latest\/diabetes-only-half-people-who-need-insulin-world-have-access-it\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doctors Without Borders<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only 1 in 7 Africans living with Type 1 diabetes has access to lifesaving insulin therapy. (Doctors Without Borders, 2024)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"types-of-insulin\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Types of insulin<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are several different types of insulin. The best kind of insulin for each person depends on the person\u2019s diet, age, type of diabetes, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insulin can be divided into three types (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC8511976\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JAMA<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2024):<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Human<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analog<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biosimilar\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Human insulin<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is lab-made insulin that is identical to what the body naturally produces. It\u2019s been around the longest and works well, but its timing (onset and duration) is less flexible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analog insulin <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is slightly modified human insulin, designed to act faster or last longer, making it easier to match how the body normally releases insulin around meals and throughout the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biosimilar insulin<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a highly similar version of an existing insulin product (usually an analog), with no meaningful clinical differences, but often offered at a lower cost.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From 2016 to 2020, insulin analogs and insulin biosimilars were the most commonly used insulin types in the U.S., according to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JAMA<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The same report stated that insulin pens and newer insulin types were gaining popularity during that period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cta-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/resources\/diabetes\"><b>Diabetes Coupons &amp; Discount Diabetes Supplies<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"how-many-people-use-insulin-pumps\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How many people use insulin pumps?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most insulin pump users have Type 1 diabetes, according to a 2019 report in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/diabetesjournals.org\/spectrum\/article\/32\/3\/194\/32620\/A-Clinical-Overview-of-Insulin-Pump-Therapy-for\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diabetes Spectrum<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the time of the report, more than 350,000 people in the United States used insulin pumps. That\u2019s a dramatic increase from fewer than 7,000 users in 1990.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/insulin-pump-market-reach-us-154800454.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2024 market report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> estimates 1.5 million people use insulin pumps worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"insulin-prices-over-time\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insulin prices over time<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, the economic costs of diabetes are high. \u201cInsulin pricing has been an issue for years,\u201d Dr. Melamed says. \u201cThere are recent price cuts due to public and legal pressure, but the prices are still remaining high.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than $306 billion is spent annually on direct medical costs for diabetes. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/insulin-prices\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insulin costs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> represent 7% of that total, or about $21.5 billion. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/diabetesjournals.org\/care\/article\/47\/1\/26\/153797\/Economic-Costs-of-Diabetes-in-the-U-S-in-2022\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diabetes Care<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2024<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between 2014 and 2019, the average monthly insulin price rose from $318 to $493. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC7646207\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diabetes Care<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2020)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between 2014 and 2019, the monthly out-of-pocket cost for insulin users with insurance coverage rose from $49 to $58. (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diabetes Care<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2020)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between 2017 and 2018, about 14% of insulin users spent more than 40% of their income (minus food costs) on insulin. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthaffairs.org\/doi\/10.1377\/hlthaff.2021.01788\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health Affairs<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2022)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The average cost of insulin for Medicare Part D beneficiaries fell from about $51 to $22 for a 30-day supply between 2019 and 2023. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/publichealth.jhu.edu\/2026\/medicare-patients-out-of-pocket-costs-for-insulin-decrease-under-mandated-caps\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Johns Hopkins University<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2026)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, monthly insulin prices are capped at $35 for Medicare Part D beneficiaries with participating plans. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/inflation-reduction-act-and-medicare\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2024, 37% of insulin users reported rationing their insulin to save money. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.yale.edu\/news-article\/insulin-rationing-persists-despite-policy-changes-study-shows\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yale University<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2025<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ultimately, the out-of-pocket medical cost of insulin varies widely depending on a person\u2019s insurance coverage, insulin type, insulin delivery system, the number of vials needed per month, and the brand of insulin. For example, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/prescription\/fiasp-flextouch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fiasp Flextouch<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> costs more than <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/prescription\/insulin-lispro-1-unit-dial#coupons\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insulin Lispro<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>RELATED: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/insulin-prices\/\"><b>Insulin prices: How much does insulin cost?<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"how-many-americans-use-insurance-for-insulin\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How many Americans use insurance for insulin?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many Americans rely on health insurance to help cover insulin costs and other diabetes-related medical care. Almost all insurance plans, including Medicare and Medicaid plans, cover insulin because it is considered an essential drug.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 52% of insulin users are Medicare beneficiaries.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 33% of insulin users have private insurance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 12% of insulin users are enrolled in Medicaid.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About 2% of insulin users do not have insurance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aspe.hhs.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/b60f396f32e29a2a9469276d9ca80e4b\/aspe-insulin-affordibility-rtc.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. Department of Health and Human Services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"how-many-americans-pay-for-insulin-out-of-pocket\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How many Americans pay for insulin out of pocket?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From 2017 to 2018, an estimated 2.2% of insulin users (approximately 154,000 Americans) did not have insurance coverage, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yale.edu\/2022\/07\/05\/insulin-extreme-financial-burden-over-14-americans-who-use-it\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yale University<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. However, it is possible that these uninsured individuals received some other form of financial assistance for insulin therapy expenditures.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2019, people without health insurance paid nearly double the national average for insulin. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamanetworkopen\/fullarticle\/2822225\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JAMA Network Open<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2024)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021, 29% of those with no health insurance reported rationing their insulin. (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JAMA Network Open, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2024)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"insulin-side-effects\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insulin side effects<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In clinical trials comparing two long-acting insulins, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dailymed.nlm.nih.gov\/dailymed\/drugInfo.cfm?setid=d5e07a0c-7e14-4756-9152-9fea485d654a\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">insulin glargine (Lantus) versus insulin isophane (NPH)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, participants reported the following adverse reactions:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upper respiratory tract infection (22.4% of Lantus users and 23.1% of NPH users)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unspecified infection (9.4% of Lantus users and 10.3% of NPH users)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accidental injury (5.7% of Lantus users and 6.4% of NPH users)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headaches (5.5% of Lantus users and 4.7% of NPH users)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/drug-classes\/insulins#common-insulin-side-effects\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">common insulin side effects<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> include gastrointestinal side effects, loss of appetite, dark urine, injection site reactions (redness, swelling, or itching), and muscle pain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some insulin side effects are dangerous and call for urgent medical attention. These include hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), hypokalemia (low potassium), and allergic reactions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"frequently-asked-questions-about-insulin\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frequently asked questions about insulin<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"does-insulin-cure-diabetes\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does insulin cure diabetes?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. Insulin care manages high blood sugar from diabetes, but it does not cure diabetes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"what-s-the-difference-between-insulin-and-ozempic\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s the difference between insulin and Ozempic?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insulin and Ozempic are both injectable drugs that treat diabetes, but they work very differently. Insulin is a naturally occurring hormone that is necessary for people with Type 1 diabetes because their bodies cannot make it. Ozempic is a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/drug-classes\/glp-1-agonists\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that increases insulin production, decreases glucagon secretion, and slows stomach emptying in people with Type 2 diabetes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"does-insulin-cause-weight-gain\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does insulin cause weight gain?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weight gain is a common side effect of insulin, according to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/obesitymedicine.org\/blog\/insulin-and-weight-gain-understanding-the-connection\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obesity Medicine Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Insulin is a naturally occurring hormone that regulates blood glucose levels. 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