Frostee Rucker visits Capitol Hill to fight for diabetes patients

Insulin affordability affects millions of families. Asking congress to push for transparency surrounding the rising costs. @AmDiabetesAssn #teamtackle #ThisIsDiabetes pic.twitter.com/pIE1kND8D2

— Frostee Rucker (@theorganicfrost) March 22, 2018

Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Frostee Rucker may be a free agent, but he doesn’t appear too worried about his next contract.

There are bigger issues to fight for.

Rucker toured Capitol Hill on Thursday on behalf of the American Diabetes Association. He spoke with United States leaders like New Mexico Sen. Tom Udall to raise awareness about the difficulties for diabetes patients, such as making insulin affordable.

While in Washington D.C., Rucker met with Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake and toured Sen. John McCain’s office.

The defensive tackle was just one of many diabetes advocates who spoke with leaders about the disease in the American Diabetes Association’s call to congress.

Fresh off his #CapitolHill snowball fight with @CoryBooker, AZ Senator @JeffFlake meets @theorganicfrost. ☃️⛄️☃️⛄️ Coincidence? pic.twitter.com/xdFez9CoFX

— WilliamRaymondPR (@WillRaymondPR) March 22, 2018

Tour of @SenJohnMcCain’s office while in DC advocating for @AmDiabetesAssn #TeamTackle #ThisIsDiabetes pic.twitter.com/tx440lhH2d

— Frostee Rucker (@theorganicfrost) March 22, 2018

First meeting for #Call2Congress with @AmDiabetesAssn in @SenJohnMcCain’s office with Chief of Staff Truman Anderson. Great honor to share our stories on Capitol Hill. #TeamTackle #ThisIsDiabetes pic.twitter.com/1y3Y4i0nqg

— Frostee Rucker (@theorganicfrost) March 22, 2018

Wanted to let all my friends and family battling this disease know you're not alone. Amazing things are being presented at the #TeamTackle call to Congress. Progress is upon us. More help, more ideas. More funding. #RickyBerry Follow #ThisIsDiabetes and @AmDiabetesAssn pic.twitter.com/cdQIVQrF44

— Frostee Rucker (@theorganicfrost) March 21, 2018

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