As a child of the 50’s, childhood diabetes wasn’t typical.  Today reports suggest childhood diabetes is growing.    A personal opine is a memory from around 1970 in which one first began to hear about the interjection of corporate interests into the public school system that was explained as profiting both industry and the school system.  At that time the first industrial inspiration was soda machines in school systems.  So what about the health care costs that devolved onto the general public due to atrocious nutritional habits, while the public school system and industry profited?  This seems a perfect setup for public/private partnerships that are so advertised as promoting economic well being.  Another definition could be nationalizing risk while privatizing profit. read more