Tackling Diabetes Related Expenses With Disability Tax Credit
With Type 2 diabetes on the rise all over the world scientists have been scrambling to find ways to diagnose problems early so that people in danger of developing the disease can take corrective action. A recent article on abcnews.com explains a potentially important new development in that quest:
Researchers based at Temple University in Philadelphia have discovered it’s possible to develop troubling signs that could lead to diabetes after just a few days of a high-calorie diet… Six male subjects were put on bed rest and fed a daily high-carb, 6,000 calorie diet and then studied to see how their bodies reacted… They found that those on the high-calorie diet developed insulin resistance, where the body’s insulin does not work as well and the pancreas has to crank up insulin production.
The findings are both disturbing in their implications regarding the effects of modern dietary habits and hopeful in that they indicate it may be possible to predict when someone is in danger of developing diabetes and head it off.
The researchers found that a high calorie diet in essence overloaded healthy cells causing them to release potentially harmful chemicals in a process known as oxidative stress. Researchers are honing in on this phenomenon as potentially key in signalling the development of Type 2 diabetes; though caution was urged.
According to study author Dr. Guenther Boden:
These changes produced by overeating, we have not [yet] shown that it made the molecules dysfunctional… We’re working on that.
If it does pan out such research may yet prove critical in helping governments everywhere deal with the rising tide of diabetes cases. In Canada alone the number of individuals with diabetes is expected to rise to 10.8% of the population by 2020, up from 7.6% in 2010 according to the Canadian Diabetes Association.
Many newly afflicted individuals will become disabled by their disease and require assistance such as the Disability Tax Credit. The program has proven itself time and again to be a cost effective way for the government to handle the financial stress disabilities can generate. The more qualified disabled citizens taking advantage of the program the fewer who will be depending on other, less financially efficient social services.
Of course any comprehensive solution to the diabetes epidemic will need to include ways to prevent people from becoming diabetic in the first place and the Temple University research may be an important step toward that goal.
However, Dr. Naveen Uli of Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, speaking in the abcnews.com article is quick to sound a cautionary note:
Whether this study will lead to medication or specific intervention is still in question. The next step would be to apply to it a larger group and see if this is true of other populations as well.
The Disability Tax Credit: Because You Need Help Now
Any type of practical application of the Temple University data is still some years off. In the meantime many thousands of Canadian diabetics will need to lean on the broad shoulders of the Disability Tax Credit to offset the cost of their disability, and Disability Credit Canada will be there to help them every step of the way.
The Disability Tax Credit can provide up to $40,000 in relief for qualified individuals and families of the disabled and no one has a better record than Disability Credit Canada when it comes to securing the maximum allowable benefit for our clients. We understand the intricacies of the program so your application will never come up short because of a missed filing date or incomplete form.
The Disability Tax Credit is one of those landmark pieces of legislation that has an immediate and long term positive effect on the lives of the people it is intended to help. If there’s a drawback it’s the overly complex application and approval process that leaves many otherwise eligible individuals scratching their heads and giving up in frustration (You can read our easy to understand guide on Disability Tax Credit Form). Don’t give up. Call Disability Credit Canada and help us unlock the process for you and get you the benefits you deserve.
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