I was shocked to see this information in the article Diabetes not your problem? Think again
Canada’s economy, businesses, and us individuals are effecting by poor decisions made by others.(Dis including people who had no control over being diagnosed) Drastic changes need to be made to avoid these ridiculous losses we need to incur. “Conservative” estimates in 2000 were 2.5 billion dollars. Estimation of 16.9 billion dollars in 2020 for the costs of diabetes. Unfortunately due to people who only care for themselves, monetary incentives may be needed to force people to eat healthier and exercise more frequently. Subsidies or taxes may be needed to enforce these actions. The only problem with these methods are they are hard to measure and will have ethical issues involved. A way to enforce subsides may be through individual businesses. If a business incorporates a diabetes prevention program with sufficient participants a subsidy may be given. The government needs to intervene one way or another to get a message across to people. Not only is one’s own health in jeopardy but there are substantial costs to the country as a whole.