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Raquel Figueroa, a registered dietician at the Regent Park Community Health Centre, holding a fake foot to show her classes the effects diabetes has on limbs.
Struggles on a low income does not help her diabetes Donovan Vincent  

A challenging disease to control at the best of times, diabetes forces difficult choices on people with low incomes

To manage her diabetes, Veronica Chan, 65, walks the treadmill everyday for 45 minutes while singing along to Chinese opera on her Walkman.
Asians disproportionately affected by diabetes Vivian Song  

Diet, culture, beliefs blend for a unique experience of “disease of the wealthy”

Tony Hope eats well because he has diabetes, something he discovered by chance due to a scary episode.
Malvern project aims to prevent diabetes in black community Donovan Vincent  

Low incomes and a lack of healthy foods or physical activity spell trouble

The poor bear the personal cost of diabetes Terrence Belford  

Those on low-incomes may have to choose between testing their blood and putting food on the table

Beets and perogies in Ukrainian diet help fuel diabetes Paul Irish  

Diet is a factor, but portion-control and exercise enable people to enjoy traditional foods

South Asians generally healthy when they get here Theresa Boyle  

People coming from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are amazed to learn they have diabetes.

Aboriginals fear funding cuts Elvira Cordileone  

The Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative is worried about the future of its funding

Diabetes spiralling among aboriginals, especially young women Joseph Hall  

Diabetes is spiralling out of control among Native Canadians, with women on reserves alarmingly affected by the ailment, a new...

Prove it: Vinegar, the perfect antidote to sugar?

THE CLAIM: Vinegar can help lower blood sugar levels.

Good diet, staying fit keeps 82-year-old on track Rob Ferguson  

At 82, former Toronto Stock Exchange chairman Paul Waitzer is a walking advertisement for the good things that can happen when...

Type 2 diabetes

Definition: Previously called non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) or adult-onset diabetes, Type 2 diabetes is a...

Diabetes: By the numbers

2.4 million-plus: Number of Canadians who have diabetes

Pump works as an artificial pancreas Terrence Belford  

Tom Brobson has seen the promised land. In his case, it is a life free of blood glucose meters, lancets to prick his fingertips...

She undergoes transplant, goes blind, then runs Bill Taylor  

As she builds up speed on the treadmill in the basement of her suburban home, Debbie Sissmore's feet are just a blur.

Type 1 and gestational diabetes

Definition: Type 1 diabetes is a chronic (lifelong) disease that occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin to...

All in the family Judy Gerstel  

Around noon every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 7-year-old Gavin Bosman leaves his Grade 2 classroom at Dr. Robert Thornton Public...

The financial toll: `It can easily cost $8,000 a year' Elvira Cordileone  

Illona Muszynski's household can't seem to avoid the financial burden of diabetes.

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