[dmreedy]

I think a part of the trick here too is that this report does not appear to discriminate between Type 1 (where insulin is required, and the amount required varies significantly and often increases with age) and Type 2 (where insulin, if it is required at all, is often required less).

Folks in the Type 1 boat are in a much rougher place without insurance than the far larger, and growing, population of Type 2s. And I imagine, skew any reporting that does not make the discrimination between the two.

(This all intended as a supplement to your very good point)