I think you meant that in the kindest of ways.
It can be taken in others. I’ve read One Second After twice, several years apart. The second time had a bigger impact in some ways, because my youngest daughter had been diagnosed with Type I diabetes in-between.
“Fortunately” I think that insulin is still produced in North America, and that this is likely to be a lot kinder than an EMP.
But I tend to be an optimist.
Good luck! I tend to only think about Type 2. Hope it works out, I know insulin is absolutely critical for Type 1.