Used to be, Shawn Snake could drive his truck from Chatham-Kent to Ottawa without stopping at a service station.
Then, he started getting tired. He was only 36 at the time, but suddenly he couldn't make it to Toronto before pulling off for a washroom break and a nap.
Sugar, a wise friend told him. Must be sugar.
"Diabetes just seems to be the norm around here," says Snake, who is aboriginal and lives in Moraviantown, a settlement near Thamesville. "You either have it or you know people who do. In my family it's me, my dad, my sister, pretty well all my cousins
Then, he started getting tired. He was only 36 at the time, but suddenly he couldn't make it to Toronto before pulling off for a washroom break and a nap.
Sugar, a wise friend told him. Must be sugar.
"Diabetes just seems to be the norm around here," says Snake, who is aboriginal and lives in Moraviantown, a settlement near Thamesville. "You either have it or you know people who do. In my family it's me, my dad, my sister, pretty well all my cousins
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