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.

Donate

Join Our Network

Patient Engagement

Engaging people with diabetes as active partners in health research to maximize the benefits of research for all communities.

Learn More >

Digital Health

Using health data to better understand those living with diabetes and transform diabetes self-management.

Learn More >

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.

Learn More >

Recent News

Beyond the Numbers: Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Call for Care That Supports Mental Health

31 August 2026

New research led by Dr. Carly Whitmore and colleagues’ highlights young adults’ desire for diabetes care that looks beyond glucose measures and recognize the ongoing emotional labour of living with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes care is about more than the numbers HbA1c, time in range and other clinical measures are essential to managing type 1 […]

View Article >

Meet Macenzie Rebelo, DAC’s New Communications and Engagement Associate

12 June 2026

Macenzie Rebelo joins the Diabetes Action Canada (DAC) team as a Communication and Engagement Associate. She is a graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University, where she earned her Master’s in Journalism. Over the past four years, she has dedicated her journalism to advocating for people with autoimmune conditions and disabilities. Drawing on her lived experience with […]

View Article >

How Partnership Is Strengthening the Research-to-Action Fellowship

11 June 2026

Applications are now open for the next Research-to-Action Fellowship cohort, with only eight days left to apply. This year, the Research-to-Action Fellowship at Diabetes Action Canada is entering an exciting new chapter. With support from Vertex Pharmaceuticals, we are expanding the Fellowship internationally, creating paid leadership roles for alumni, and strengthening the support available to […]

View Article >

Subscribe to our Newsletter

Webinars

HOW to do Knowledge Mobilization

Video 3: HOW to do Knowledge Mobilization (11:06mins). In this third video of our Knowledge Mobilization Basics Video Series, we take a closer look at HOW to do or practice knowledge mobilization. We explore the process of change, which is the essence of knowledge mobilization and implementation science. We share how both the science and practice of knowledge mobilization work together to make change happen.

Watch >

View All Webinars

Podcasts

Patient Partnership in Clinical Trials

Clinical trials are the way we test new drugs or therapies on people, and they’re incredibly important to moving diabetes research forward. However, they can be challenging and complicated to develop and fund.

That’s where the new Diabetes Clinical Trials Network in Canada comes in.

This episode’s guests are Dr. Hertzel Gerstein, who is leading this new Network, and Diabetes Action Canada’s Executive Director, Tracy McQuire. They explain why the organizations have partnered with a goal of improving the pathway to moving the best clinical trials in diabetes forward faster.

Listen >

View All Podcasts

Land Acknowledgement

We begin by acknowledging the land on which Diabetes Action Canada operates. For thousands of years, this land has been the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat, the Anishinabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Mississaugas of the Credit, and it remains home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples today.

To the Indigenous Peoples who have been the stewards of the lands where our Network members reside and work, we extend our deepest respect and affirm our commitment to fostering understanding and appreciation for the diverse cultures, histories, and knowledge of Indigenous communities. We recognize our responsibility and accountability in advancing the ongoing reconciliation process and are grateful for the privilege to work and learn on these lands.