Diabetes in the First Decade

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Fuelled by an aging population, obesity and sedentary lifestyles, here’s how diabetes stacked up in Canada at mid-decade (2005/2006). The situation looks even worse for 2010 and beyond. With Diabetes Awareness Month in November, check out this snapshot of how Canada is faring.

Philip Jackson

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1.9 million Number of Canadians diagnosed with diabetes in 2005/2006 — about one in 17 200,000 Number of new cases of diabetes diagnosed 22% Increase in prevalence of diagnosed diabetes between 2001/2002 and 2005/2006 5.5% Proportion of girls and women diagnosed with diabetes 6.2% Proportion of boys and men diagnosed with diabetes  2.3% Proportion of individuals ages 35 to 39 diagnosed with diabetes

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22% Proportion of Canadians ages 75 to 79 diagnosed with diabetes — more than one in five

6-fold Compared with that of the general population, death rates of individuals ages 20 to 39 with diabetes

9 Number of years’ reduction in life expectancy in women and men in the 25-to-39 age group with diagnosed diabetes

3- to 5-fold Prevalence of diabetes in Aboriginal people versus non-aboriginal people

4- to 6-fold Length of stay in hospital for adults ages 20 to 54 with diagnosed diabetes compared with adults without diabetes

3-fold Rate that individuals with diabetes are hospitalized for cardiovascular disease compared with that of people without diabetes

3 million Projected number of Canadians living with diagnosed or undiagnosed diabetes in 2010