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
Preventing Lower-Limb Amputations with Explainable AI
Lower-limb amputations remain one of the most devastating complications of diabetes, yet many are preventable with timely screening and intervention. Through a collaboration with GEMINI, the Vector Institute, and Unity Health Toronto, Diabetes Action Canada researchers helped develop and validate a new artificial intelligence (AI) model designed to identify people at high risk for diabetic […]
Stem-Cell Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes: Why Measuring What Matters Is the Next Frontier
A new commentary published in Nature Medicine —“Adults with type 1 diabetes define what matters to them in stem-cell derived islet cell therapy” — calls for a shift in how emerging therapies are evaluated. The science behind stem-cell–derived islet cell therapy is advancing quickly. Clinical trials are showing promising results, including insulin independence for some […]
At the Table: Youth, Diabetes, and Canada’s Global Health Voice
This piece was written by Linxi Mytkolli, Director of Patient Engagement at Diabetes Action Canada. Linxi brings deep expertise in patient partnership and knowledge mobilization, and her appointment as Canada’s Youth Delegate on Global Health is a meaningful opportunity to extend that work onto the international stage. We are proud to see her leadership helping […]
Webinars
The WHAT and WHY of Knowledge Mobilization
Video 1: WHAT and WHY of Knowledge Mobilization (9:08mins). Knowledge Mobilization Basics. Learn how we move research results to the ‘real world’ so that we can positively improve health systems, how people access these systems and the health of all those living with diabetes in Canada
Podcasts
Diabetes in the South Asian Community
Episode two features Amina Khan and Dr. Ananya Banerjee discussing their work on a research program that’s investigating type 2 diabetes risk in the South Asian community and breaking down some of the stereotypes.