All Around the World

   Something that really interests me is Type One Diabetics and people with Celiac Disease who live in different parts of the world from me. Being from North America, having these diseases is definitely not a rare thing. As bad as it sounds, I know and have met more people with type one diabetes than I can count on my fingers and toes. And it seems like everyone I meet either has Celiac Disease (or another sort of gluten issue), or knows someone that has it.
   What I am very curious to know is if this is the same in different parts of the world as well! Is type one diabetes as common in, say, Russia as it is in the US or Canada? If not, then why? Are the prescriptions/ products the same in all countries? Are there different brands of insulin pumps in different countries? With Celiac Disease, I do know that it is more common in some parts of the world compared to others. For example, in Italy I believe that I read that Celiac Disease is so common that everybody who lives there gets tested for it (correct me if I'm wrong); also it is mandatory to have gluten-free food options in most public places. In some parts of the world such as Spain, they even have gluten-free options at McDonalds, for goodness sake! When will that happen in North America?? (Soon, I hope).
   Also, in remote parts of the world where people may not have access to proper healthcare and such, I wonder how they cope with these diseases, or any other illnesses for that matter. I am curious to know if these diseases are even as common, considering that these people would not be exposed to the same type of environment that may "trigger" either disease (or however that works). I very recently learned of a foundation that collects donations of diabetes supplies such as insulin, and delivers it to parts of the world who are in need of it. I am definitely going to read more about this!
   If you happened to have come across this post and have any cool and interesting information about Celiac Disease and Type One Diabetes from any part of the world, please do let me know! Leave a comment if you'd like; I just find it all so interesting.