I didn't want to simplify it that much by inferring that it's just a trip to the doctor. I'll give you an example again, which comes from my very narrow lens on the topic.
My riding is upper middle class, where the average house price is $1 million. It's still predominantly South Asian, but the socio-economic factors aren't the factors driving the diabetes. It's the “I want to eat what I want” attitude. I have this conversation daily with my dad. He's a heart patient. He's not a diabetic, but I'm shocked that he's not. He just eats whatever he wants and that's just how he's going to live his life. There are programs in Punjabi, Hindi and Arabic about diabetes. The community knows full well that they're at the higher end of this. They hear about it on ethnic TV programs. It's not making a difference at all.
Our community also believes in going to the doctor, especially the seniors. It's almost like a social outing for them. My grandma, when she was alive, used to go to my family doctor and it was a once-a-week trip, even if there was nothing wrong with her and she wasn't sick. It goes back to the question that, for example, schools in Peel Region have made a concerted effort to take away anything that has sugar in it, from the time that I went to high school and middle school. We're obviously understanding the impact.
Parents take their kids to the doctor, so I don't understand why we wouldn't be catching it at a younger age. Kids that go to university have access to medical services as well. Every trip to the doctor is free. My question still focuses on how you get people to get the test done.