Diabetes Action Canada
Our Network consists of a diverse team of patient partners, researchers, diabetes specialists, primary care practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, data specialists, and health policy experts committed to improving the lives of persons living with diabetes.
Recent News
Meaningful connections between researchers and patient partners
Kate Farnsworth – Catalyst for Change Award Winner
Ryan Hooey – Catalyst for Change Award Winner
Webinars
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.
What Gets Counted, Counts: Paying Attention to Sex and Age in Health Research
New Publication Looks at Patient Partnership in Study Recruitment
Thank You, André!
Facts on Diabetes
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A diabetes diagnosis occurs every 3 minutes in Canada
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Over 3 Million Canadians have diabetes and millions more are at risk of developing diabetes
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Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in working-age Canadians
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Diabetes and its complications cost the health care system $27 billion in 2018
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Up to half of Canadian Indigenous Adolescents have multiple risk factors for type-2 diabetes