Elder sees changing attitudes towards diabetes on First Nations
It’s the first time elder Marilyn Morin has attended the annual Aboriginal Gathering on Diabetes in Prince Albert.
She has had diabetes for much of her life after being diagnosed in her 20s.
On Wednesday at the event, she said she didn’t know what diabetes was when she was diagnosed so she continued living her life the same until several years later when a different doctor sat her down and explained proper care. At that time her blood sugars were 27—the normal level is from four to seven, she said.
“He’s says ‘you’ve done really good up until now without having a lot of damage done,’” she said.