Charity

The St Patrick's 5k & Canadian Diabetes

All proceeds raised from The St. Patrick's Day 5k are going to support Canadian Diabetes. A great reason to sign-up and run!

Does Diabetes affect me?

Chances are someone you know has diabetes:

  • Over 2 million Canadians have diabetes
  • Diabetes costs BC’s health care system more than 2 million dollars a day
  • It is estimated that over 250,000 British Columbians have Diabetes.
  • By 2010, it's expected that 305,000 people will be living with diabetes in BC
  • 90% of diabetes cases are type 2 (adult onset diabetes) which is primarily associated with lifestyle factors including diet and exercise

Risk Factors for type 2 diabetes include:
  • being over 40,
  • carrying excess weight,
  • engage in a low level or physical activity, smoke, and / have high blood pressure.

Complications resulting from diabetes include heart disease, kidney disease, blindness, amputations and erectile dysfunction.




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