Diabetes rates in Canada brochure

Welcome to

Candyland

Taking an in-depth look inside Diabetes within Canada

Diabetes is a serious chronic disease that is increasing in incidence in Canada.

It is a disease caused by high blood sugar, either because the body does not produce enough insulin or because the cells cannot respond to the insulin that is produced within the body. Insulin works by allowing sugar to be moved out of the blood and into storage in the muscles, liver, and fat.

This infographic website will allow you to become aware of how much of an impact Diabetes has on Canada and it’s inhabitants. Let’s talk a walk in Candyland and see just how sickly sweet Diabetes really is to move towards prevention !

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Toronto

First stop -Toronto ! Known for it’s multiculturalism and high population, has among the highest Diabetic rates in Canada. Diabetes prevalence steadily increased from 2003 to 2007 and the trend has continued from this time period.

Toronto has a lower diabetes incidence rate compared to the Greater Toronto Area, but still higher than the rest of Ontario. Additionally, the lowest income group has the highest rates for Diabetes.

Diabetes prevalence within Age groups Diabetes Prevalence over time 2.6% 10.2% 6.7%

14.3% 2014

2003

Major neighborhood Diabetes rate comparison East Scarborough

31.2%

Downsview Willowdale Ages 65+

Toronto Centre

Female

Male

6.7%

8.5%

9.2%

4.7%

10.2%

10.3% Diabetes prevalence by income quintile

Diabetes prevalence by Sex

1st (highest) 5th (lowest)

2nd 3rd 8.2%

4th

9.9%

11.9% 10.7%

11%

Digging into

Ontario

Welcome to Ontario. Almost 1.5 million Ontarians have diabetes. As of 2019, Ontario has a population 14.57 million. As the most populous province in Canada, it has an abundance of resources from food supplies to for it’s demanding population. Diabetes in Ontario contributes heavily to other Chronic conditions and inadequacies within Diabetic patients, their families and even services.

Population with Diabetes Diabetic

11% Diabetes contribution to Chronic Conditions 33% of

35% of

69% of

Heart attacks

Strokes

Limb Amputations

89% NonDiabetic

Diabetes rates

by Ontario regions York Region

Thunder Bay SimcoeMuskoka CornwallKingston WellingtonWaterloo North Bay

DurhamKawartha

13.5%

13.3%

1.9% 3.2%

NiagaraHamilton

10.4%

3.9% 4.7% 5.1%

8.5%

5.2% 8.2%

6.7%

EssexWindsor

Ottawa Algonquin

7.2%

8.1%

KitchenerGuelph

Halton WellingtonDufferin

Toronto

Diabetics absenteeism from work due to Diabetes Diabetic inadequencies within patients

4 in 10 Diabetics have missed work 72% have

Inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption

42% are

physically inactive

due to their Diabetic Conditions

The scoop on

Canada

The scoop on

Canada

You made it to Canada - this is our last stop ! Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in Canada. Around 2.4 million Canadians aged one year and older were living with diagnosed diabetes (either type 1 or type 2), roughly translating to about 1 in every 11 Canadians (5). Canada, is known for the discovery of Insulin; lead by Frederick Banting and Charles Best and Canada leads the fight against diabetes by helping those affected by diabetes live healthy lives, preventing the onset and consequences of diabetes.

Impact of Diabetes

7%

29%

10%

Live with Diabetes or Pre-Diabetes

Live with Diagnosed Diabetes

6%

Live with Pre-Diabetes

Live with High Blood Glucose

Diabetes rates among ethnic groups

South Asian (14.4%)

African Descent (12.9%)

14.4% 12.9%

Arab/West-Asian (9.4%)

9.4% 8.2%

East/Southeast-Asian (8.2%)

4.5%

Latin (4.5%)

1.8%

White (1.8%)

Diabetes prevalence between Sexes

6.3%

8.4%

Diabetes rates

by Provinces and Territories

4.4%

Nunavut

4.9%

Alberta

5.1% 5.4% 5.4%

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Yukon

5.4%

British Colombia

5.5%

Northwestern Territories

5.6%

Prince Edward Island

5.9%

Manitoba

5.9%

New Brunswick

6.0%

Ontario

6.1%

Nova Scotia

6.5%

Newfound Island

Project 2-Expanded Visualization

Zainab Alavi (216293573) YSDN 2007 Information Design 1 Gary Leroux April 2nd 2020

Initial Sketches

Introduction Project 2 for Information Design 1, aimed for students to create a large format poster or website expanding on the students chosen topic.

Personally, I hope to successfully research my chosen topic to convey the importance of my topic to the viewer and utilize Graphic Design and Typography in a way that is appealing and insightful to the viewer.

Brainstorm

Since, this project extended on our project 1 topic, it was matter on expanding research even beyond Toronto. Since my topic for project 1 was ‘Diabetes Rates in Toronto Neighborhoods’ Project 2 for me was to extend beyond Toronto and into provinces and even nationwide.

After brainstorming I decided to expand on Diabetes rates within Toronto, Ontario and Canada.

I would highlight important aspects through researching and possible illustrations, as an interactive information design website.

Collecting data and visualizing I had to research a plethora of wesbites to find information on statistics regarding Diabetes rates. In many cases, I had to take the data and create graphs myself in order to visualize the data in an easier way. Here are the sources I used for research: Diabetes Canada - https://www.diabetes.ca/DiabetesCanadaWebsite/media/ About-Diabetes/Diabetes%20Charter/2019-Backgrounder-Canada.pdf Government of Canada -https://health-infobase.canada.ca/health-inequalities/data-tool/index -https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/chronic-diseases/reports-publications/diabetes/diabetes-canada-facts-figures-a-public-health-perspective/chapter-1.html Toronto Public Health - https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/8c72-tph-hsi-diabetes-july18f.pdf Ontario Ministry of Healh - Diabetes - https://www.ontario.ca/page/diabetes-education-program http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/pro/programs/cdpm/diabetes.aspx Public Health Ontario - https://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/diseases-and-conditions/chronic-diseases-and-conditions/diabetes - https://www.publichealthontario.ca/-/media/documents/ cdburden-infographic.pdf?la=en - https://www.ontario.ca/page/diabetes-education-program

Because most information was collected in tables I had to take a step further to visualize it myself through graph making websites.

Also in one table, the regions were not clear and understadable so I had to do my own research looking through maps to re-define the regions.

I then proceeded to convert the graphs into desert-like data visualizations, using variables such as location, and size to create the information design in a fun but informative way.

After, sketching out how I would display the information/ statistics, I sketched out illustrations and then used watercolour to give the illustrations a fun and catchy look. I then scanned the illustrations and used Adobe Photoshop to label the illustrations into information design pieces for the website.

Illustrations

Digital Iterations and composition

There were many complications that arose when I brought the illustrations on to Illustrator. I eventually learned that mapping out areas and create a steady system allowed for cleaner and more consistant design.

Conclusion

This was a really fun project for me that allowed me to explore different media and visualize information in a fun way that would be fun yet informative for the viewer. This project required a lot of problem-solving and research, which was a great challenge and really pushed me to try to put out my best work. For the future, I want to continue exploring how to use various media to present complex ideas and numbers, and continue experimenting in the world of Information Design.