Diabetes could well prove to be the first health "epidemic" of the 21st Century, according to local medical officer of health, Dr. Richard Schabas.
A chilling warning, one echoed by many health professionals, and sounded again by Health Minister George Smitherman late last week.
He said by 2010, the number of Ontarians with diabetes will double to 1.2 million, a staggering figure.
Locally, the numbers are equally troubling with 15,000 cases predicted here by 2010.
Clearly, steps must be taken to turn back the epidemic before it overwhelms the health-care system. But what to do?
The answers are here in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties because this is the spot that could serve as the microcosm for the province.
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