Addressing the Silent Epidemic of Ageing with Diabetes in Canada

June 15, 2023
By: Madison Brydges, Julie Dunning, Souhail Boutmira, Samir K. Sinha

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Despite the fact that older Canadians are more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes, and more likely to experience severe complications, health care and supports that account for their particular needs are sorely lacking in Canada. The National Institute on Ageing’s (NIA) report, calls for Canadian health care systems to adopt specialized strategies and supports to ensure that older Canadians living with diabetes, and their unpaid caregivers, don’t slip through the cracks.