{"id":2430,"date":"2022-10-17T15:43:35","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T15:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovactiv.com\/?p=2430"},"modified":"2023-03-06T09:53:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T09:53:19","slug":"rise-of-diabetes-facts-and-consequences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/innovactiv.com\/en\/rise-of-diabetes-facts-and-consequences\/","title":{"rendered":"Rise of diabetes: facts and consequences"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2430\" class=\"elementor elementor-2430\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4466bae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4466bae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0343bf3\" data-id=\"0343bf3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08d0c68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08d0c68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/innovactiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sugar-768x543.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2312\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/innovactiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sugar-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/innovactiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sugar-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/innovactiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sugar-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/innovactiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sugar-1536x1085.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/innovactiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sugar-2048x1447.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/innovactiv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sugar-624x441.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4540863 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4540863\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d74fdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d74fdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThere has never been a more urgent time to create greater awareness of diabetes. One in three Canadians has diabetes or prediabetes, and those at age 20 now face a 50 percent chance of developing the disease. That staggering number speaks to the epidemic diabetes has become across Canada.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Those are the words of Dr. Jan Hux, president and CEO of Diabetes Canada, as Diabetes Awareness Month was launching in 2019. In simple words, if you think you\u2019re not at risk for prediabetes and diabetes, your parents, your life partner, your colleague or your best friend most likely are.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Unlike infectious diseases, there are no vaccines yet for prediabetes and diabetes. Although manageable, having high blood sugar can cause&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"background: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.diabetes.ca\/about-diabetes\/what-is-diabetes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a broad range of complications<\/a><span style=\"background: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, affecting kidneys, feet and legs, eyes, heart and blood vessels, nerves and brain. It could also cause anxiety, accelerate age-related cognitive decline, and even erectile dysfunction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px;\">No government or health organization can afford to ignore the impact of this chronic disease on individuals, families, the healthcare system, and the economy.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px;\">We gathered a list of recent facts that can help bring awareness to the sustaining rise of diabetes and its consequences.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">\n<\/p><h2 style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The rise of diabetes :<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Worldwide, high blood glucose kills about 3.4 million people annually.<\/span><a style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"#_ftn1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[1]<\/a><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Diabetes has become one of our most important public health concerns. The number of affected people has quadrupled in the last three decades<\/span><a style=\"background: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"#_ftn2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[2]<\/a><span style=\"background: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">By 2030 there will be half a billion people with diabetes in the world, affecting all countries and ethnic groups<\/span><a style=\"background: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"#_ftn3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[3]<\/a><span style=\"background: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"background: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Type-2 diabetes was once touted as \u201cadult-onset diabetes\u201d. However, a study shows that from 2002 to 2012, newly diagnosed cases of Type-1 diabetes in youth increased by 1.8% yearly, while Type-2 diabetes increased by 4.8% in the same age group<\/span><a style=\"background: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"#_ftn4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[4]<\/a><span style=\"background: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The consequences :<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"background: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Diabetes and its complications are among the top 10 causes of death in adults, with an estimated four million deaths globally in 2017<\/span><a style=\"background: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"#_ftn5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[5]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Type-2 diabetes is associated with devastating long-term complications, with the most severe affecting heart and blood vessels. A person with diabetes is 3x more likely to die of heart disease<\/span><a style=\"background: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"#_ftn6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[6]<\/a><span style=\"background: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">\n<\/p><h2 style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The cost:<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"background: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Total direct estimated costs of diagnosed diabetes increased from $188 billion in 2012 to $237 billion in 2017 (2017 US dollars); total indirect costs increased from $73 billion to $90 billion in the same period (2017 US dollars).<\/span><a style=\"background: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"#_ftn7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[7]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"background: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The total direct and indirect estimated costs of diagnosed diabetes in the United States in 2017 was $327 billion<\/span><a style=\"background: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"#_ftn8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[8]<\/a><span style=\"background: transparent; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">\n<\/p><h2 style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Conclusion:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Research is of prime importance to continue fueling our understanding of diabetes and to find new ways to prevent undesirable fluctuations in blood sugar that lead to insulin resistance and comorbidities. At the same time, it is important to keep educating the population on the dangers of diabetes and its important impact on daily lives.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While diabetes requires medical treatment, prediabetes is a warning sign that should not be ignored. Prediabetes is when blood sugar levels are higher than normal but are not yet high enough to be diagnosed as type-2 diabetes. If left unmanaged, prediabetes will evolve into type-2 diabetes over time.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, with proper actions, there are ways to prevent or delay the progression of diabetes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Are you at risk?&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/risktest\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Take the test<\/a><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/innovactiv.com\/en\/expertise\/blood-sugar-management\/\">blood sugar management<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>References :&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"#_ftnref1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[1]<\/a><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euro.who.int\/en\/health-topics\/noncommunicable-diseases\/diabetes\/data-and-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.euro.who.int\/en\/health-topics\/noncommunicable-diseases\/diabetes\/data-and-statistics<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><a style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"#_ftnref2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[2]<\/a><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29219149\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29219149\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><a style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"#_ftnref3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[3]<\/a><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.utoronto.ca\/news\/why-type-2-diabetes-rise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.utoronto.ca\/news\/why-type-2-diabetes-rise<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><a style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"#_ftnref4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[4]<\/a><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jdrf.ca\/resources\/learn\/research-news\/rapid-rise-in-diabetes-among-children-and-teens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.jdrf.ca\/resources\/learn\/research-news\/rapid-rise-in-diabetes-among-children-and-teens\/<\/a><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><a style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"#_ftnref5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[5]<\/a><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euro.who.int\/en\/health-topics\/noncommunicable-diseases\/diabetes\/data-and-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.euro.who.int\/en\/health-topics\/noncommunicable-diseases\/diabetes\/data-and-statistics<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><a style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"#_ftnref6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[6]<\/a><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heartandstroke.ca\/heart-disease\/risk-and-prevention\/condition-risk-factors\/diabetes?gclid=Cj0KCQiAmL-ABhDFARIsAKywVad62DHXymDoOw8gXAdvM-zJUfiDADEFU4IeImX8xqHKVDu4MdtVxgAaAshOEALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.heartandstroke.ca\/heart-disease\/risk-and-prevention\/condition-risk-factors\/diabetes?gclid=Cj0KCQiAmL-ABhDFARIsAKywVad62DHXymDoOw8gXAdvM-zJUfiDADEFU4IeImX8xqHKVDu4MdtVxgAaAshOEALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><a style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"#_ftnref7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[7]<\/a><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/pdfs\/data\/statistics\/national-diabetes-statistics-report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/pdfs\/data\/statistics\/national-diabetes-statistics-report.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><a style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"#_ftnref8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[8]<\/a><span style=\"background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; ; color: #4a6ee0;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/pdfs\/data\/statistics\/national-diabetes-statistics-report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/pdfs\/data\/statistics\/national-diabetes-statistics-report.pdf<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThere has never been a more urgent time to create greater awareness of diabetes. One in three Canadians has diabetes or prediabetes, and those at age 20 now face a 50 percent chance of developing the disease. 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