Certified Diabetes Educator Kelly Dickson: Type 2 Diabetes

Canadian Diabetes Association Dept: Certified diabetes educator Kelly Dickson said Windsor's newcomer rate is 22 per cent, just behind Toronto, according to CBC. "When they move to Canada and there's an abundance of food, particularly higher fat foods, they tend to store more of that food and they can gain weight a little bit more easily," said Dickson and windsor's immigrant population is witnessing an alarming rise in the rate of diabetes, according to the Canadian Diabetes Association. Type 2 diabetes is spiking, she said, mainly because of a change in diet and physical activity for those entering the country. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.