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Just a spoonful of sugar: How many do you down in a day?

Just a spoonful of sugar: How many do you down in a day?

BY COURTNEY BLOK Waking up and having a coffee every day is part of many people’s routines, but what about  eating a lot of teaspoons of sugar first thing in the morning? A Statistics Canada report on sugar consumption found that one in every five calories that Canadians consume comes from sugar. The 2004 report […]

Raising alert against diabetes

Raising alert against diabetes

STORY BY MICHAEL RODRIGUES With millions of Canadians suffering from diabetes, healthcare professionals are worried that young adults are not taking the time to care for their health. November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and the Halton Diabetes Program will be providing an information booth for the students and faculty of Sheridan College. On Nov. […]

Highs and lows, what’s your blood sugar level?

Highs and lows, what’s your blood sugar level?

STORY BY MATTHEW LOWE The Halton Diabetes Program took readings of students’ blood in the B wing and educated them on diabetes last Thursday. Diabetics cannot produce insulin to stabilize their blood sugar levels. There are two categories of diabetes: type 1and type 2. “Type 1 usually hits a person much younger in life, children […]