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Even if it doesn't, there's a lot more profit in advertising than insulin. The economy would probably function better if diabetes patients were left untreated and die, since the cost saving estimates are quite enormous.



Why should we care more about the economy than we care about people with diabetes?


Isn't the treatment paid by the patients?


That's only a fraction of the costs involved. For one, today’s diabetes patients are tomorrows alzheimer patients.


> today’s diabetes patients are tomorrows alzheimer patients

... possibly. Or they could be tomorrow's cancer patients, or tomorrow's stroke patients, or tomorrow's jack-knifed tractor trailer across three lanes of traffic patients. All those can happen to people without diabetes, too, though; it's part of living.


Sure, I get that. But diabetes and Alzheimer’s are actually related:

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/25/bittman-is-a...




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