Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you all for being here and giving us valuable information.
This is the last meeting of the diabetes study. We have heard a lot.
We know that Canada has a higher rate of type 1 diabetes than the majority of OECD countries. We all heard that for lack of insulin people are dying out there, and there are other problems. We heard that obesity is the number one risk factor for type 2 diabetes in children. In Canada, 95% of children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are obese. Dr. Mélanie Henderson stated that before the committee.
Michelle, you said that healthy living and access to diabetes education are a factor for the diabetic population. Can you explain that? What is the effect on people in rural areas who are not coming to your clinic and don't get diabetes education? Can you explain how they are impacted by that?