Canadian Diabetes
Published quarterly, Canadian Diabetes provides practical, current information to family physicians on diagnosis and treatment issues associated with diabetes.
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Recent Articles
Casting the Net Further: Diabetes and Risk Reduction
People with diabetes have a higher risk of macrovascular and microvascular disease than those who do not have diabetes.
Élargissement du champ d’action : diabète et réduction du risque
Le risque de macro- et de microangiopathie est plus grand en présence qu’en l’absence de diabète.
Smoking Cessation: Eliminating a Controllable Risk Factor for Diabetes and Its Complications
According to Health Canada, 45 000 people died of smokingrelated illnesses in Canada in 1996; this number rose to 47 581 in 1998 (1). Smoking has also been identified as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes. According to the Canadian Diabetes Association, 80% of people with diabetes will die as a result of heart disease or stroke (2).
Diabetes, Periodontal Disease and Cardiovascular Disease
Individuals with diabetes are at risk of developing a variety of complications, including cardiovascular disease (CVD). One often-overlooked condition associated with diabetes is periodontal disease, a chronic bacterial infection affecting the gums and bone that support the teeth.
Diabetes, Cancer and the Role of Glucose-Lowering Therapies
There is substantial epidemiologic evidence indicating that people with diabetes have an increased risk of several types of cancer and cancer mortality. Both conditions, however, are quite heterogeneous. The majority of the evidence is in patients with type 2 diabetes, who have an increased risk of breast, endometrial, pancreatic, colorectal and bladder cancers, and overall cancer mortality (1,2).
Production of materials has been made possible through a financial contribution from the Public Health Agency of Canada.