A cerebral embolism is a blood clot that originates somewhere else in the body, usually in the heart or in the neck blood vessels, that then travels to the brain. This creates a blockage of blood flow to the brain and causes a stroke.
It is sweeping the country as the insulin that takes care of postprandial blood sugars, which is the big emphasis now. It went from $30 to $34.73.. Current prices for Humulin and Humalog provided by Lilly and Campbell are very close.
What may be triggering the perception of skyrocketing cost is the fact that the cost of a vial of Humalog went up in the last year by about $5 per vial, he says. It is sweeping the country as the insulin that takes care of postprandial blood sugars, which is the big emphasis now.