Health committee  I will start, and Phil can pick up. Certainly there is a need for ongoing research toward a cure. That's the best way to stem this epidemic, but even if we had a cure today, there are millions of people with diabetes, or at sufficiently high risk for diabetes, and we will be treating the condition for a long time.

Health committee  The built environment meaning the walkability of neighbourhoods. If you live in a suburban rabbit's warren where you are forced to use a car, you will be less active. The risk for new immigrants in developing diabetes, if they live in one of those least walkable neighbourhoods, compared to the most walkable neighbourhoods, is 50% higher.

Health committee  Type 1 diabetes is more common in northern latitudes. The highest prevalence in the world is in Finland, and it would be more than 20 times higher than in some of the peri-equatorial regions. People at one point thought that either light or coldness were contributors. Those theories haven't necessarily panned out.

Health committee  I don't have the exact details on each of these projects. These projects are at the discovery stage, and clinical trials are required to ensure that before they are translated into practice, they are both safe and effective in a real-world setting. The information will be available in the public realm.

Health committee  Good afternoon. On behalf of the Canadian Diabetes Association, thank you for this opportunity to speak with you about juvenile diabetes. The Canadian Diabetes Association is a leading authority on diabetes in Canada and internationally. We lead the fight against diabetes by helping people with the disease live healthy lives while we search for a cure.