Adults with diabetes have a higher risk of severe illness and death if they are in hospital with COVID-19: Diabetes Canada
‘It is a big concern’, says Seema Nagpal, vice president of science and policy for Diabetes Canada.
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Returning to your roots: the role of traditional plants in a healthy diet
Sḵwx̱wú7mesh ethnobotanist Leigh Joseph researches and teaches how traditional knowledge can help those living with Type 2 diabetes revisit their relationships with carbohydrates.
Diabetes researchers looking for new information on disease
Jolene Banning APTN News Diabetes educators and researchers met this week to share knowledge on…
New dialysis machine gives man freedom to go home safely
Most of us don’t worry about how our bodies work – until something goes wrong…
Residential school survivor remembers hunger that never went away
Emma Shorty still remembers her days at the Chooutla residential school and more specifically, the hunger that went along with it.
Group behind Indigenous-branded diabetes device aims to get back on track after spending controversy
Six people from the product’s investment group were fired over questionable spending accusations last year, but its president says he now hopes to get back to the original goal of helping Indigenous communities
Loss of traditional diet, poverty causes of diabetes: research
Diabetes is a major concern for Aboriginal people.
New study shows increase in Diabetes among First Nation girls
APTN National News A new study released by the University of Saskatchewan shows a startling…
Health minister Aglukkaq unveils another tool in battle against diabetes
It’s hard to believe, but a survey of First Nations in Saskatchewan in 1937 did not find a single case of diabetes.