Diabetes Mellitus (DIABETES) affects over 20 million Canadians, with 20 new people being diagnosed every hour…these numbers are staggering and growing!
Diabetes is classified as a “chronic disorder of carbohydrate metabolism characterized by high blood sugar and too much glucose in the urine.” It is a chronic and often fatal disease in which the body cannot produce insulin or cannot properly use the insulin it does produce. Insulin is a hormone that controls the amount of sugar in the blood.