This First Nations chef went into a diabetic coma at 21. Now he teaches healthy traditional cooking

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  • Kirk Ermine was born and raised in Sturgeon Lake First Nation
  • Type 1 diabetes is a condition in which the pancreas does not produce any insulin, a hormone that helps our bodies control the sugar in our blood
  • About 10 per cent of people living with diabetes have Type 1
  • The other 90 per cent have Type 2 diabetes
Kirk Ermine was 21 years old when he fell into his first diabetic coma. At the time, he didnt know what was going on.The first doctor he saw did blood work, but didnt test for diabetes. The secon [+6899 chars]

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