The government said it is the initial phase of a plan that would expand to become a publicly funded national programme.

Canada’s parliament has passed a bill that that will cover the full cost of contraception and diabetes drugs for Canadians.

The Liberal government said it is the initial phase of a plan that would expand to become a publicly funded national pharmacare programme.

But two provinces - Alberta and Quebec - have indicated they may opt-out of the programme, accusing Ottawa of interfering in provincial matters.

Opposition Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, whose party is ahead in national polls by a wide margin, does not support the legislation.

  • girlfreddyOP
    4·
    1 month ago

    You assume that the article you referenced in your original post is the final say on type 2 diabetes.

    I would recommend you do some more research on the subject.

    From the Mayo Clinic

    Factors that may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes include:

    • Weight. Being overweight or obese is a main risk.
    • Fat distribution. Storing fat mainly in the abdomen — rather than the hips and thighs — indicates a greater risk. The risk of type 2 diabetes is higher in men with a waist circumference above 40 inches (101.6 centimeters) and in women with a waist measurement above 35 inches (88.9 centimeters).
    • Inactivity. The less active a person is, the greater the risk. Physical activity helps control weight, uses up glucose as energy and makes cells more sensitive to insulin.
    • Family history. An individual’s risk of type 2 diabetes increases if a parent or sibling has type 2 diabetes.
    • Race and ethnicity. Although it’s unclear why, people of certain races and ethnicities — including Black, Hispanic, Native American and Asian people, and Pacific Islanders — are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than white people are.
    • Blood lipid levels. An increased risk is associated with low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol — the “good” cholesterol — and high levels of triglycerides.
    • Age. The risk of type 2 diabetes increases with age, especially after age 35.
    • Prediabetes. Prediabetes is a condition in which the blood sugar level is higher than normal, but not high enough to be classified as diabetes. Left untreated, prediabetes often progresses to type 2 diabetes.
    • Pregnancy-related risks. The risk of developing type 2 diabetes is higher in people who had gestational diabetes when they were pregnant and in those who gave birth to a baby weighing more than 9 pounds (4 kilograms).
    • Polycystic ovary syndrome. Having polycystic ovary syndrome — a condition characterized by irregular menstrual periods, excess hair growth and obesity — increases the risk of diabetes.
    • Showroom7561
      26·
      1 month ago

      Most of those are quite literally lifestyle related. The others seem to be correlated, but not causal.

      The consensus is that lifestyle changes, better than medical treatments, work better and should be the default.

      • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        5·
        1 month ago

        One of my friends growing up had type 2 diabetes, got diagnosed at 6 years old despite otherwise being a normal, healthy, active, skinny little white girl from a middle class family who’s biggest diabetes-related crime in the normal person’s eye would be she had a fondness for hot chocolate and drank it as a treat a time or 2 a week, usually at church

        No treatment for her, then, since clearly her lifestyle caused it? Or do you maybe not understand it as well as you think you do?