According to a recent study in Ontario diabetes is more common among people of the First Nations especially women and occurs at younger ages than in other people in the state. First Nations is a term used to describe Aboriginal peoples of Canada. The new study was published in the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The study a partnership between Chiefs of Ontario and academic researchers analysed health services and population data on 158 241 First Nations people and more than 13.2 million other Ontarians between 1995 and 2014. The prevalence of diabetes in First Nations people continues to rise