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
Beyond the Numbers: Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Call for Care That Supports Mental Health
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 […]
Meet Macenzie Rebelo, DAC’s New Communications and Engagement Associate
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 […]
How Partnership Is Strengthening the Research-to-Action Fellowship
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 […]
Webinars
Refocusing your efforts – Developing and implementing your career strategy
There is a rising interest in leadership, mentorship, and personal growth across the health sector. Evidence-based strategies can help us move beyond navigating our careers to take control over our influence, advancement, and overall trajectory. This session (in English) will help participants reflect on what matters, define their goals, and create a framework to navigate their career.
Podcasts
Reducing the Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy
Episode five looks at Project OPEN and its potential to reduce the risk of diabetic retinopathy. Malcolm Sissmore and Dr. Michael Brent from UHN Research discuss how this program is trying to make eye screening much more accessible for people living with diabetes.