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On the recordJuly 9, 2013
I am very alarmed by a recent CDC study that shows that Type 1 diabetes among young people rose by a troubling 23 percent between 2001 and 2009.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Expresses concern over rising Type 1 diabetes rates among youth.

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