Angel Monk... passed away March 6, 2012

[We Hope]

Re: Monkey

You might want to check on these people:

http://www.diabetesexpress.ca/produc...roducts_id/555

Diabetes Express, a division of Hilary's Pharmacy, Toronto, CA.

Lantus® (Insulin Glargine)
100IU/ml (U-100) 10 ml Vial
$65.95CAD

http://www.diabetesexpress.ca/shipping.php

"Across Canada, shipping is FREE for orders over $150.00 before taxes.
Our flat fee for orders below $150.00 is $7.95

US orders must be phoned in as we carry many items that cannot be shipped across the border. Please call 1-866-418-3392 for details."

[bowens2]

Re: Monkey

Great Thanks! I will do that. Thank you so much.

[bowens2]

Re: Monkey

I checked it. That is fantastic! You have made me one happy camper! You don't know how much I appreciate that.

[bowens2]

Re: Monkey

Figured it was too good to be true. Went thru the whole process to order 3 vials and when I filled out the info it asked for country and only gives you Canada as a choice. They don't ship out of Canada.

Thank you so much though, maybe that will change in the near future.

I am going to call on Monday though and see if there is any way around this. When you go to shipping they say something about shipping to the US plus I wonder if you need a prescription so I am not giving up yet.

[We Hope]

Re: Monkey

Do call them--if you look at their instructions, it tells you that only Canadian orders can be done on website--US orders need to be phoned in-

http://www.diabetesexpress.ca/shipping.php

"US orders must be phoned in as we carry many items that cannot be shipped across the border. Please call 1-866-418-3392 for details."

Because insulin was isolated in Canada, there is a law there which says that no prescriptions are necessary for any insulin.

Hope you can get some good news when you contact them!

Kathy

[bowens2]

Re: Monkey

Nope they won't ship to me in the US. However, there were a couple of other sites that were selling it for $75 so if the shipping is free or not over like $7 bucks it may be worth it to buy online.

When I checked in 2006 there was only one site who sold it in Canada and they were about the same price that I was paying by the time I paid shipping.

[We Hope]

Re: Monkey

Insulin used to flow a lot "freer" across the Canadian border. A few years ago, all of the "big three"--Lily, Novo-Nordisk and Sanofi-Aventis, decided to try to limit the number of vials they were shipping to Canada, based on their estimates of how many Canadians were insulin users.

They became aware that many people in the US were taking advantage of Canada's price controls and were getting their insulin and a lot of other pricey meds from Canada at some VERY nice savings to them. In any country (which is most of the rest of the world) where there are price controls on medications, pharmaceutical companies make only modest profits on the sales of their drugs.

People in the US buying their meds from Canada were cutting into their "sky's the limit" profits in the US--this was their attempt to force people in the US to pay their prices.

Looking around on the internet can't hurt--you might find a pharmacy who's willing to send it here with a price you like.

Kathy

[bowens2]

Re: Monkey

Yeh. I am going to try.

[eyelostit]

Re: Monkey

Any luck?

[bowens2]

Re: Monkey

Monk's latest curve

6/25/09

8:19am 132
10:17am 161
12:14pm 190
2:22pm 234
4:15 217

He ate 2/3 cup dry RD and 1/2 can RD with a little chicken broth on it at 7:45this morning and had his insulin - 14.5 units of Lantus
Plus a treat (Vitality chicken strip) right after his meal. He weighs about 26 lbs right now.

Dropped him off at the vet's at 8:10am. Thought he was going to have a heart attack he was so scared.

Dr. Merry thought I might want to up it to 15 units but I tried that before and Monk didn't seem to feel so well. But all in all I thought it was still pretty good.

[Patty]

Re: Monkey

Betty,
I think that looks great! You know his fear may have had some effect too.
Patty

[bowens2]

Re: Monkey

Yeh thats what we discussed too. That's why I think I will stay at 14.5.

[k9diabetes]

Re: Monkey

Nice Curve Mr. Monk!! He's our Lantus poster boy!

Natalie

[bowens2]

Re: Monkey

Dr. Merry says all of his patients do well on it that really make the effort to control their pets diabetes. I know he had a schnauzer that the people put down but their problem was just giving him the shot. I tried to talk the people into letting me help and actually would have even taken the dog but they put him to sleep before I could make the offer to take him.

[k9diabetes]

Re: Monkey

Grrrrr.... I hate that.