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
From Patient Priorities to Published Research: Identifying Gaps in Diabetes Care Across Canada
What began as a question from Diabetes Action Canada Patient Partners has become new research revealing significant gaps in preventive cardiovascular care for people living with diabetes across Canada. Research that begins with Patient Partners What questions would people living with diabetes ask if they could help determine how Canada’s primary care data is used […]
From Participation to Leadership: New Evaluation Highlights Lessons from DAC’s Research-to-Action Fellowship
New research highlights how paid leadership opportunities, mentorship, and community partnerships can support Patient Partners in turning diabetes research into action. Patient Partners are often invited to share their experiences in health research. Far less often are they given the resources, authority, and opportunities to lead what happens next. A new evaluation of Diabetes Action […]
DAC at the 2026 Diabetes Canada Conference
The Diabetes Canada Professional Conference is a key opportunity for our Network to connect, learn, and share progress. This agenda highlights Diabetes Action Canada’s (DAC) activities throughout the week, from presentations and panels to special events that showcase our collaborative, patient-oriented research. Wednesday November 18th, 2026 Time Session Speakers 5:15 – 6:15 A Diabetes-Based Clinical […]
Webinars
Living and Thriving with Type 1 Diabetes
From celebrated athletes to health care dynamos and everyone in between, there are a range of people not just living with type 1 diabetes, but also thriving. Jen Hanson, Executive Director of Connected in Motion and a person living with diabetes shares the community perspective of an active life with T1D. Oria James, Volunteer Researcher at World Health Organization & Cofounder of the Canadian College Diabetes Network, who also lives with T1D, brings her perspective on how to excel in post-secondary education while living with diabetes.
Podcasts
Using data to improve health care
Episode four discusses how we can use data to improve health care. Guests Devin Cleary and Dr. Alanna Weisman discuss their research projects in this area – in particular how they are trying to improve outcomes for people with type 1 diabetes.