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Diabetes treatment methods among Canadian First Nations adults 2015-2016

Percentage of Canadian First Nations adults with diabetes that used select treatments to manage their diabetes from 2015 to 2016

The data displays the percentage of Canadian First Nations adults that had been diagnosed with diabetes and engaged in select treatment methods as of 2015-2016. According to the survey, 74.6% of diabetics in this demographic used pills to treat their diabetes.

Pills 74.6
Diet 67.7
Exercise 52.2
Insulin 30.4
Traditional medicine 12.3
Traditional ceremonies/help from healer 9.8
Other 1.8
No treatment or measure 1.5