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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in Canada, and the Canadian National Institute for the blind is telling us that by the next 25 years one in every 15 Canadians will be seeking their services.
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John Fielding,
CEO
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Diabetes is ranked as the third leading cause of death in the United States and is increasing at a rate of six percent each year.
Diabetes is the fourth leading cause of death by disease in the United States, contributing to the death of more than 160,000 Americans annually.
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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer
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Obesity is known to be a significant cause of type II diabetes and the incidence of this disease rises with an increasing severity of obesity and weight gain.
Diabetes Mellitus It has been clear for many years that sugars do not cause diabetes mellitus.
PCOS is also the leading cause of Type 2 diabetes in women in their 20s and 30s and puts women at high risk for cancer in the uterus.
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Miles Rhodes,
Wine Taster
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Diabetes causes blood vessels in the feet and legs to narrow and harden, making it more difficult for blood to circulate properly.
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Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator
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Diabetes frequently causes damage and scarring in the kidneys which leads to a progressive loss of kidney function.
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Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist
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There is one theory that diabetes may be caused by exposure to an infectious virus which causes damage to the pancreas.
Diabetes is one of the most common causes of ED, and it presents a number of treatment challenges.
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David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist
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Diabetes Will Cause Dry Skin Uncontrolled or poorly controlled diabetes invites and aggravates bacterial, yeast and fungus infections.
Diabetes and pulmonary diseases are traceable to mental causes.
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