 It is now well accepted that the 21st Century will be characterized by a global epidemic of Type 2 diabetes mellitus Type 2DM. To deal with this major health crisis, several strategies have been proposed. These include efforts that focus on the primary prevention of diabetes, attempts at implementing effective management of diabetes once it develops, and the institution of appropriate proven therapies for established diabetic complications. The CANOE study focuses on a primary prevention strategy. The study is designed to evaluate the effect of pharmacological therapy combined with a healthy living lifestyle intervention on Canadian individuals who are at high risk for this metabolic condition because they have IGT. 