Insulin, known for being medication.

Famous for being for diabetes.

Nobody thinks much about it, so let's have some fun.

Let's find out why insulin is secretly incredibly fascinating. Hey.

Hey there, folks. Welcome to a whole new podcast episode, a podcast all about why being alive is more interesting than people think it is.

My name is Alex Schmidt, and I'm not alone because I'm joined by my co-host, Katie Golden.

Katie, what is your relationship to or opinion of insulin?

Well, I often get angry at the backstory about insulin.

I'm not someone who needs to use insulin.

I read about how insulin prices are really high, and then I get just so piping hot, mad about

it.

It's not the insulin itself that is at fault here.

It is a life-saving substance for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

But it is, in my opinion, it should just be free.

It should be free and I'm upset that it's not.

Okay.

Because when you said you get upset at the backstory, do you mean like that current modern pricing

issue in the U.S.?

Or do you mean like the historical?

Okay.

No, no, no.

I mean, I don't know.

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