Matt Gaetz Blames Insulin Prices On Overweight People

[packman]

Source: Crooks and Liars

Matt Gaetz actually sent an email newsletter to constituents (he's obviously sure they don't or can't read) which said the following:

While Democrat posturing of H.R. 6833 victimizes insulin payees as people with an uncontrollable disease that are being taken advantage of and need Big Brother to throw them a raft, lifestyle changes en masse would expeditiously lower demand and the subsequent prices of insulin. 90-95% of people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes, which “can be prevented or delayed with healthy lifestyle changes, such as losing weight, eating healthy food, and being active.” Arbitrary price controls are no substitute for individual weight control. Since 2000, the number of diabetes cases in the U.S. has nearly doubled. The demand for insulin has increased and the requisite price increase has followed suit. In other words, the price of insulin increases as waistlines increase.

No comment on the fact that a great many people struggling with the price of insulin are totally not-obese CHILDREN.

Matt just fat-shamed the 25% of Florida residents who fall in the "obese" category.

I guess he figures that since he's gotten away with underage sex trafficking so far, this isn't a big deal.

Matt would never call Donald Trump "obese" to his face, but he clearly blames fat Florida seniors like Donald for INSULIN PRICES.

Read more: https://crooksandliars.com/2022/04/matt-gaetz-blames-insulin-prices

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Hey, Matt -When are you going to blame ALL health issues on the fact that people get those health issues? Can't afford cancer treatments? - Simple, don't get cancer.

Remember the famous saying from that Democratic congressman about the Republican solution to healthcare, " Hurry up and die"

[PatrickforB]

1. Gaetz is a pedophile piece of shit.

Why he is still in Congress after his child abuse, human trafficking and treason, I'll never know.

WHY is this guy even still running around free?

[leftieNanner]

4. I would not be surprised to learn

That his "wingman" who is supposedly testifying in the case - and who keeps asking for more time to "cooperate" is doing the Donald J. Trump Delay Wiggle. That guy will be sentenced to prison, so as long as he keeps pretending to dish the dirt, then he stays out of jail. And maybe he's hoping if there are changes in DC with the next elections, he might get somebody to drop the charges or pardon him.

Just my latest conspiracy theory. And I'm stickin' to it!

[jonstl08]

2. Type 1 diabetic here

First of all I do not live in Florida. Secondly Gaetz is an ass. Am 5'9" and weigh around 165-175 my entire life so I am not overweight. I am a type 1 insulin dependent diabetic who inherited from my family. Both sides have diabetics running rampart with it. Only family member of my generation who is diabetic but good chance the others could develop it later in life.

So Gaetz and others need to understand some of us cannot help getting this disease.

[AllTooEasy]

14. Even though %90-95 of diabetics are Type 2...

...according to https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318472#:~:text=The%20most%20common%20of%20diabetes,of%20people%20have%20type%201.

...and, Type 2 is almost always preventable by a healthier lifestyle, these "Self Responsibility" Repukes are still full of crap!

First of all, Type 2 diabetes can result from advanced age, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure in "Skinny People". Do Repukes want people to die earlier, eat less beef, and work fewer hours? Ofcourse not. They fight every program for healthier school lunches, warning labels on food, saving gym classes in schools, and every other healthy lifestyle program. Remember when they ridiculed Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" program? Plus these oil-loving SOBs would rather you drive to your mailbox than walk there.

If these hypocrites want to lower the cost of insulin by lowering the demand (which I'm all for), then they should stop putting up roadblocks for legislation that would significantly help reduce the number of Type 2 diabetics, especially in our children.

[ratchiweenie]

17. Most type 2 diabetics don't take insulin. They take drugs like metformin and try to

reduce their weight so they don't become type 1. At least that's what my husband's doctor told us when he was diagnosed.

[jonstl08]

18. was on that at first

Was on Metformin trying to control it but it did not work even though I exercised and dieted so they switched me to insulin. So far it has helped but still costs me around $600 per month after insurance.

[GB_RN]

28. There's A Bit Of Confusion There.

Type I is the result of an autoimmune response: The immune system attacks the islet cells that produce insulin. While anyone can technically become Type I, the odds of a Type II becoming Type I are really low. You don't become a Type I from weight issues, but you can be an insulin dependent Type II, just like Type Is are insulin dependent.

That's reason that Type IIs take metformin, etc., to reduce insulin resistance (meaning to make the cells sensitive to insulin - again - and thus, take up glucose from the blood stream) to try to prevent that person from becoming insulin dependent.

[jonstl08]

39. My dilemma

My Oncologist who I see specifically for the diabetes told me I was type 2 then became type 1 because the meds were not working so put me on insulin.

Now for the confusing part. When the pandemic started my primary physician who I liked decided to quit practicing medicine. No other primary doctor would take new patients which my insurance would cover. About a year later I found one who would see me. He said what you are talking about with Type 2 insulin dependent. Asked my oncologist about that so. She said that was wrong. So I am confused because I have a good relationship with my oncologist.

I just take the meds they give me, exercise and diet. So far so good but insulin is expensive.

[GB_RN]

40. Oncologist?

Or endocrinologist?

I ask because oncologists are cancer docs.

An endocrinologist is who you usually deal with for diabetes (and other diseases of the endocrine system).

[jonstl08]

41. I get them confused

I get those 2 confused. It is an endocrinologist. Sorry for the confusion.

[ratchiweenie]

46. Thank you for this. It clears up my confusion about who takes insulin and why.

[Blue_playwright]

32. Mine was likely from Covid

Lots of new type 2 folks since Covid.

[yardwork]

21. I believe that many people on insulin have Type 1 diabetes.

Gaetz doesn't know what he's talking about. Even if he were correct, he's needlessly cruel.

[tanyev]

22. My hubby, too. Diagnosed in his 40s with adult onset Type I,

which we didn’t even know existed. He was thin at the time and even thinner now. Still needs insulin to keep him alive.

[Evolve Dammit]

27. Do you really think he cares at all? This is a sound byte to try to be relevant.

[FakeNoose]

3. So now we know - he's taking money from the medical insurance carriers

... not to mention BIG PHARMA.

[mitch96]

12. It's a big circular firing squad. Pharma blames Big AG who blames Big Chemical who blames.........

pick one... they all play the blame game and it's the people who get screwed...
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[Ziggysmom]

5. The pissant has no clue that type 1 diabetics often start using insulin as CHILDREN!

According to The American Diabetes Association 18,436 youth are newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes annually!

Screw him and ALL REPUBES!

[Lovie777]

6. STFU . . .....

And people vote for him.

[BeyondGeography]

13. None of them are overweight though

[elias7]

7. The bulk of elderly diabetics I treat are not obese

Also, Insulin is used much more commonly today for tight glycemic control and his pigeon holing of type 2 diabetics as not engaging in healthy lifestyle choices is pure victim shaming and wholly inaccurate.

[BlueIdaho]

8. How is this supposed to help with his base?

Who are largely overweight and struggling to pay for their insulin? Are they so full of self loathing they can cheer this ass on?

[Diamond_Dog]

9. Why isn't this POS in prison?

[Skittles]

24. THANK YOU

Franken is gone but this piece of shit pervert remains? F***

[AllaN01Bear]

10. dunkoff, there are skinny diabetics as well dont ya know

[Akoto]

11. Why, it only took him two words to insult... "Democrat posturing", no -ic?

[icymist]

15. Wanna bet that he isn't the only con that thinks this way?

And blaming patients of many other ailments as not having a proper 'lifestyle' so they can be denied medical treatment being in the con agenda?

[dalton99a]

16. Kick

[70sEraVet]

19. Gaetz must have another gig lined up, because he's not even TRYING to win over voters

And considering his legal problems, that gig just might be overseas (A country with no extradition treaty with U.S. preferable).

[Rebl2]

20. I had

a friend who was type one diabetic since childhood. When I met her in college she was absolutely not overweight and doubtful she was as a childhood. I wish this asshole gaetz would keep his mouth closed about medical issues he knows nothing about.

[Skittles]

25. the point should be, what the patients do or didn't do is IRRELEVANT

this is PRICE GOUGING no matter what

[Rebl2]

29. So very true

[bhikkhu]

45. Exactly. Higher demand only leads to higher prices if the supply is constrained

The process is complicated, but the raw materials are pretty basic. Supply isn't hard to scale up if demand increases, and the costs of production don't change much.

If anything, like many products, it's cheaper per dose to make larger amounts than to make smaller amounts.

[Aussie105]

23. Oh look!

Little Matty invented Victim Blaming!

It's true some diabetics are overweight. Like me.

But which comes first, overeating because you have no physical energy, don't know why, but eating something has given you energy in the past . . . but now, that food turns to fat.
So which is first, the fat or the cellular insulin resistance/lack of insulin production by the pancreas?

He is right though, healthy eating and exercise help.

So here is an idea or two, Matty boy!

Pass some laws to:

Close down all fast food places in Florida and the rest of the country.

Ban the addition of sugars of any kind to manufactured foods.

Supermarkets to stop selling sugar and any food over 10% sugar content.

Refrigerator/pantry police to visit homes and remove all unhealthy foods.
Check for presence of healthy foods like unprocessed foods, raw vegetables.

Compulsory exercise of prescribed types for everyone for a set number of hours per day.
(To help, TV stations and streaming media stop transmitting, social media on the Internetz shut down during daylight hours.)

. . . . Matty, you can thank me later.

[The Jungle 1]

37. Interesting question for creepy mattie.

Do you get any campaign donations from the sugar industry?
In the United States, fewer than 4,500 farm businesses produce sugar. Yet they cost taxpayers up to $4 billion a year in subsidies. The U.S. sugar program is a Stalinist-style supply control initiative that limits imports through quotas and domestic production through what are called marketing allotments.
The entire sugar industry is sucking on the socialist corporate welfare teat.
How about we take that 4 billion socialist cor4porate welfare check and give it right to Medicare to treat sick people.

Also interestingly during the slave era the worst farm you could be on was a sugar plantation.

Sugar is an addiction.

[onetexan]

26. Why the heck is this sex trafficker not in jail & still allowed to walk in the hallowed halls of

Congress?!

[area51]

30. F PEDO GAETZ. n/t

[NickB79]

31. Obesity is causing a huge spike in diabetes. BUT......

If he was serious about addressing it, he'd be promoting ways to encourage healthy eating habits. Less crop subsidies to keep cheeseburgers cheap, and more subsidies to reduce costs for fresh fruits and vegetables. Promoting Michelle Obama's healthy school lunch program instead of fighting it.

But instead, he talks out both sides of his mouth.

[Aussie105]

34. Not his mouth he is talking out of . . .

Matty likes media attention.

His words don't need to make sense, or be intelligent, or anything. They just need to elicit a response. Good or bad, it doesn't matter to him.

[Happy Hoosier]

43. Obesity does not cause diabetes.

Insulin resistance causes Type II Diabetes. High insulin levels also promote obesity.

They are associated, but obesity does NOT cause T2 diabetes.

Massive intake of carbohydrates, including refined sugars, "grazing" style eating (which promotes a continuous high level of insulin), and the intake of processed seed oils that promote inflammation all contribute to insulin resistance.

Wanna clobber Type 2 diabetes? Cut out as much added sugar as possible, and drastically cut carbohydrates, especially refined carbs.

[Captain Zero]

33. doesn't this criminal have a traffic court to be in?

maybe that's tomorrow...

[msfiddlestix]

35. I wonder what all of those obese Floridian Trump followers think of Gaetz's fat shaming assertions?

It's rather bizarre to me all through the debates of passing Obama Care (before and after) these effed up psychopathic Republican office holders in Congress act like most if not all of their constituents live well and are in perfect health.

But whenever I see pictures of those that turn out in rally's and such, the majority of rally attendees are significantly overweight to varying degrees, but most assuredly morbidly obese.

I never understand it. Do they applause these outrageous and obviously stupid lies?

[The Jungle 1]

36. This theory was developed during a cocaine orgie at Matt's house.

Five minutes after Matt packed his nose.
What a puke.

[Emile]

38. Wow not judgmental at all.

[zanana1]

42. He's such a dick.

That's all we need to know and expect.

[Luciferous]

44. I think the blame goes to greedy pharmaceutical companies, not sick people who need the

medicine to survive.

[Deminpenn]

47. It only takes a virus or bacteria to attack your pancreas

and make you an insulin-dependent diabetic no matter your body size or type or family history of disease.

[ck4829]

48. Disclaimer