Diabetes

What is it? Auto-immune disease Little or no insulin production –I–Insulin helps get sugar from blood stream into cells –N–No Insulin means sugar stays in blood Type 1 – Juvenile –I–Insulin Dependant Type 2 – Adult onset –P–Pills or insulin Gestational Diabetes –M–Meal plan

Statistics Approximately 1.5 million Canadians know they have it May be up to 750,000 Canadians who don‘t know they have it Every year, 60,000 Canadians develop it Every 8 minutes, another Canadian is diagnosed

Living with Type 1 Multiple daily insulin injections Frequent blood sugar testing Strict diet – Carbohydrate counting Exercise

Living with Type 2 Regular physical activity Weight control Sometimes insulin is necessary More often, pills are necessary

Symptoms Increased thirst Going to the bathroom often Tiredness Increased hunger Dry, itchy skin Blurred vision

Complications Heart attacks and strokes are 2 to 4 times as likely The leading cause of adult blindness Kidney disease Leading cause of non-accidental amputation The leading cause of death by disease in Canada