Diabetes Action Canada
Improving Lives with Diabetes Through Research, Patient Engagement, and Knowledge Mobilization
Our Network unites patient partners, researchers, diabetes specialists, primary care providers, nurses, pharmacists, data experts, and policy leaders to co-design solutions that transform care, reduce health inequities, and improve outcomes for all people living with diabetes.
Patient Engagement
Engaging people with diabetes as active partners in health research to maximize the benefits of research for all communities.
Digital Health
Using health data to better understand those living with diabetes and transform diabetes self-management.
Knowledge Mobilization
Knowledge mobilization (KM) involves activities that help create and use research in practical ways, enabling research to be applied in real-world settings more quickly to improve the lives of patients and the public.
Recent News
Research to Action Fellowship and Knowledge Mobilization in Focus at DAC’s January Network Action Session
On January 12, 2026, Diabetes Action Canada (DAC) hosted its latest Network Action Session, bringing together researchers, Patient Partners, trainees, and community leaders from across the country to share progress, test ideas, and connect evidence to action across the Network. Research to Action Fellowship: Turning Evidence into Tools We kicked off the session with an […]
Putting Lived Experience at the Centre of Diabetes Research
Diabetes Action Canada (DAC) was built on a simple idea: research works better when the people most affected by it help shape it. But even with that commitment, we kept asking ourselves an important question, are we really doing patient engagement as well as we could be? A new paper published in the Canadian Journal […]
DAC Year in Review
Thank You for Another Year of Moving Diabetes Research into Action (2025) As we close out 2025, we want to say thank you to everyone who is part of the Diabetes Action Canada (DAC) Network. This work moves forward because people show up, with their expertise, lived experience, and a real willingness to work together […]
Webinars
Advances in the Treatment of diabetes: Where have we been and where are we going?
Join Toronto’s Dr. Alice Cheng and Dr. Bruce Perkins as they discuss the latest advances in diabetes treatment and care. From do-it-yourself looping to islet transplants, from stem cells to continuous glucose monitors, there have never been more options or opportunities.
Podcasts
Diabetes and Technology
Episode five features Jen Hanson, Executive Director at Connected in Motion, and Dr. Shivani Goyal, Associate Director of Product at eHealth Innovation, discussing the ways technology is changing diabetes and how Diabetes Action Canada is ensuring patient voices are at the table.