Diabetes

= __**Diabetes **__ =


 * [|Diabetes Fact Sheet]
 * [|Type 2 Diabetes - The Basics]
 * Simply for Teens - Diabetes for Adolescents
 * Diabetes Association
 * Health Canada - Diabetes Information



For our pilot project, we created a survey with our partners. It was 11 questions long and was made to see how many students are at risk. It also educated the students on what the definition of diabetes is (both types) and showed them whether they are at risk for type 2 diabetes. With the participation of the partners (Dietitian and Pharmacist), we were able to come up with several ideas to educate the students. We put up posters all over the school to make them aware of diabetes month and our education session.

= __**Diabetes Stats and Facts **__ =


 * Diabetes Stats **
 * More than two million Canadians have diabetes.
 * If you’ve been diagnosed you’re lucky—a third of people with diabetes don’t know they have it.
 * There are 60,000 new cases of diabetes recorded every year.
 * Aboriginal people are 3 to 5 times more likely to have diabetes than other Canadians.
 * 90% of Canadians with diabetes have type 2
 * <span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">10% of Canadians with diabetes have type 1

//<span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">a role in type 2, but we don’t really know what causes it. // || //<span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">much sugar // || //<span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Being overweight increases your risk for type 2 diabetes, but // //<span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">diabetes is not a result of too much sugar. // || //<span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">sugary foods // || //<span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Sweets and desserts can be part of a healthy meal plan, when // //<span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">combined with proper diabetes management // || //<span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">to get sick // || //<span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Diabetes doesn’t increase your risk of getting a cold or the flu, // //<span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">but when you do get sick it can affect your blood glucose levels, // //<span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">so it’s a good idea to get a flu shot. // || //<span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">is far greater than any risk of weight gain. // ||
 * __**<span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Myth **__ || __**<span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Reality **__ ||
 * //<span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">You can catch diabetes // || //<span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Diabetes isn’t contagious! It may be genetic,and lifestyle plays //
 * //<span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Diabetes is caused by eating too //
 * //<span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">People with diabetes can't have //
 * //<span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">People with diabetes are more likely //
 * //<span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Insulin causes weight gain // || //<span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">The benefit of insulin to your health and diabetes management //
 * <span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Facts About Diabetes Risk Factors **

<span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Type 1 diabetes cannot be prevented, and the exact cause of it remains unknown. You’re considered more at a higher risk for type 2 diabetes if you are:
 * <span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Old (40+)
 * <span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Of Aboriginal, Hispanic, Asian, South Asian or African descent
 * <span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Overweight
 * <span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Related to a parent, brother or sister with diabetes
 * <span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Experiencing complications of diabetes
 * <span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Suffering from certain conditions (eg. impaired glucose tolerance, high blood pressure and high cholesterol)
 * <span style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">adopted from http://www.simplyforteens.ca/default.asp

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