Arees Khachik

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Prediabetes affects 1 in 3 Canadians and most don’t know they have it. It’s not just about numbers on a chart. It’s a metabolic warning sign that damage is already underway, even if your A1C hasn’t hit the diabetes threshold.

“I thought I was just tired.”
That’s what most people say before they get diagnosed with sleep apnea. The truth? They weren’t just tired. They were slowly suffocating in their sleep—every single night.

What you may have just experienced wasn’t stress. It wasn’t dehydration. It might have been a mini-stroke—and it could be the one warning you don’t want to miss.

Imagine this: you or a loved one gets a minor infection—something a simple antibiotic would’ve cleared up a decade ago. But this time, it doesn’t work.

For millions of working Canadians, the day begins and ends in a chair. You commute to work, spend hours at a desk or in meetings, scroll through breaks on your phone, and relax at home in front of a screen.