# Hi has any used Novalin R from Walmart in an insulin pump?

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**Category:** Type 1 & LADA\
**Created:** [February 21, 2018, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hi-has-any-used-novalin-r-from-walmart-in-an-insulin-pump/3545 "2018-02-21T16:01:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/hi-has-any-used-novalin-r-from-walmart-in-an-insulin-pump/3545/8 "2018-02-21T21:49:58Z")

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@Cindym, welcome! I am really sorry to read about your possibly losing insurance ☹

Beyond the excellent links posting by @Chris, you may want to consider this one as well:

> [@Research: buying insulin out of pocket without insurance](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/research-buying-insulin-out-of-pocket-without-insurance/3512/):
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> There is nothing that worries me more than thinking that my son may one day (when I am dead…) be without insurance. @Sam also felt that we would not be #UNLIMITED if we did not feel able to work through lack of insurance. @Sam approached me, and we decided to work together to look into the best ways to buy analog insulin without insurance in the US. The bulk of the research was done by @Sam. My portion was largely that of fact-checker and number-cruncher. First we investigated US prices in diff…

It is in process and will get some more development in the next few days.

I would ask the same thing as @Katers87: a pump may be an expensive option without insurance. MDI may be a more affordable way?

We also have some links in the Vendors section about Canadian pharmacies.

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