Diabetes is a condition in which your blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels are too high. With type 2 diabetes, the more common type, your body does not make or use insulin well. Insulin is a hormone that helps glucose get into your cells to give them energy. Without insulin, too much glucose stays in your blood. Over time, high blood glucose can lead to serious problems with your heart, eyes, kidneys, nerves, and gums/teeth.
Close to 11 million Canadians currently have diabetes or prediabetes, and the number is rising at an alarming rate. Conducting high-quality research is an integral part of making the next generation of treatments available. As a person with diabetes, your role in the clinical research process is invaluable. These clinical research studies would not be possible without people like you taking part.
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