I'd just add that in our presentation you will note that Alberta and B.C., which traditionally have lower rates, are going to have the highest increase in diabetes. That's because their population is aging. I say to all my cohorts from Nova Scotia who moved to Alberta 20 years ago to work in the oil field that it's catching up to them.
The reality is that a lot of these rates are locked in for the next 10 years. I know a lot of the focus here is in terms of primary prevention, but as a country we really need to start focusing on secondary prevention, keeping those folks who are going to be developing diabetes healthy and keeping them from developing the serious complications.
I know a lot of the focus here is on primary prevention and how we prevent obesity and such, but maintaining healthy weights in people with diabetes is probably the best thing we can do to improve the overall health of that large segment of population. In Newfoundland that will be one in three people by the end of this decade, and it will be a tremendous burden on their health care system, and on Canada as a whole.
I'd really like to start thinking about putting the emphasis not only on primary prevention. Really, where the rubber hits the road is secondary prevention for the people living with chronic diseases, and preventing them from getting more serious complications.