One In Ten In The Province Will Have Diabetes By 2012

(Wellness, Culture and Sport Minister Trevor Holder)

A disturbing new report from the Provincial Department of Health finds 1 in 10 people in this province will be diabetic by 2012.
Wellness, Culture and Sports Minister Trevor Holder tells CHSJ News it's not a crisis yet but, it will be soon if we don't fix it.

Holder says if New Brunswickers could spend 30 minutes a day doing some sort of physical activity they could reduce their chances of getting type 2 diabetes by almost 60 per cent.
The goverment estimates that by 2016, the health care cost for people in the province with diabetes will be $198 million per year.