The bigger picture
04 Apr 2007
| Type of insulin | Price of 10-ml vial | Reactions |
| Human | Rs 145-Rs 158 | Safest form of insulin; no adverse immune reactions |
| Porcine | Rs 129 | Taken from the pancreas of slaughtered pigs; few immune reactions. Most diabetics have now stopped using this type of insulin |
| Bovine | Rs 70 | Taken from the pancreas of slaughtered cows; most reactions to insulin are seen in the use of bovine insulin. Again, most diabetics are phasing out bovine insulin |