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Strong disagreement, and I think if you'd spoken with any serious arthritis sufferers who are desperate for literally anything, you'd realize how incorrect you are.

> if you'd spoken with any serious arthritis sufferers

Why do you assume I haven't?

It is an absurd headline but having to take a drug for life is surely better than the pain of arthritis.

Anyone who takes a drug every day has had this thought and quickly moved past this narrow point of view.

We all want to live long, healthy lives, and whether we like to admit it or not, the human body isn't built to match our modern expectations for longevity. If you plan to live a long and comfortable life, taking multiple drugs every day is in your future. For some of us it comes sooner than it does for others.

According to the first page of Google,

> Nearly nine in ten (89%) adults 65 and older report they are currently taking any prescription medicine. This compares to three-fourths of 50-64 year olds who report taking prescription drugs, half (51%) of 30-49 year olds, and four in ten (38%) 18-29 year olds.

I, of course, am built different.

It would be interesting to see this broken down by gender since birth control likely accounts for a substantial portion of the 18-49 year olds.

All type 1 diabetics are being conned?

C'mon, it's better than nothing. I'd take taking a drug for life for something like HIV over dying a miserable death from it.

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