TYH: Reducing Type 2 Diabetes Risk Among First Nations
If you’re of First Nations descent, you are at a higher risk for diabetes. In Canada, indigenous Canadians are 3 to 5 times more likely to develop diabetes in their lifetime. The same is true for indigenous populations around the world. But as we learn in this week’s To Your Health report, you can take steps to reduce your risk.
(Announcer:) And now, “To Your Health”. Brought to you by Hart Drugs, Third Avenue Pharmacy and the Phoenix Pharmacy.
(Catherine Hansen – Reporter:) Diabetes can strike anyone, however, Indigenous Canadians are more likely to be struck than members of the general population. And the reason goes back to colonization with the introduction of flower and processed sugar.