Screening and early detection of type 1 diabetes can identify people at risk, sometimes years before symptoms appear.
Diabetes Overview Articles
Protecting Your Heart and Kidneys with Diabetes: A Proactive Approach
Living with diabetes means managing more than just blood sugar. Over time, high blood glucose can silently damage blood vessels and organs, increasing the risk of complications—especially to the heart and kidneys.
Can type 1 diabetes be delayed or prevented?
Researchers are making important strides in figuring out how type 1 diabetes develops and discovering ways that might help slow down its onset—especially in children and teens.
Heart and Kidney Health Connection: What You Need to Know
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects one in 10, or approximately four million Canadians. Diabetes is the largest contributor to end stage kidney disease (ESKD). It is estimated that CKD affects two in five patients with type 2 diabetes.
Understanding the stages of type 1 diabetes: from early detection to diagnosis
Type 1 diabetes doesn’t develop overnight – it progresses through several stages before a person shows symptoms or requires insulin.
Type 1 diabetes and family history: what we know about risk and the autoimmune nature
While type 1 diabetes (T1D) can run in families, most people who develop it don’t have a known family history. This article explores how genetics and the immune system play a role in risk
