Get the Facts on Diabetes

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lower your risk of diabetes

Did you know that more than 2 million Canadians have diabetes and by the end of the decade, this number is expected to rise to 3 million?1 In fact, in 2000, the World Health Organization estimated that globally over 177 million people had diabetes, and that by 2025, this figure will top 300 million!1

There are 3 main types of diabetes:

• Type 1 diabetes which occurs most often in children and adolescents occurs when the body is unable to make insulin. Insulin is a hormone that ensures your body can deal with blood sugar properly.
• Type 2 diabetes is by far the most common type when your body does not make enough insulin or your body does not use the insulin properly. As a result sugar builds up in the blood instead of being used by the body for energy.
• Gestational diabetes occurs temporarily during pregnancy.

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