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
Using Health Data to Prevent Harm and Put Patients First: Health Data for All of Us
Conrad Pow is the Senior Lead for Digital Health and oversees Diabetes Research Connect at Diabetes Action Canada. As a father of a child with Type 1 Diabetes, Conrad brings a deeply personal perspective to his work, advocating for the importance of data in improving health outcomes for those living with chronic conditions. Recently, I […]
From Summit to System Change: What Comes Next After the Global Summit to End Diabetes Stigma
This piece was written by Linxi Mytkolli, Director of Patient Engagement at Diabetes Action Canada and a member of the steering committee for the first Global Summit to End Diabetes Stigma, this piece shares her reflections after attending and facilitating the event. The End Diabetes Stigma Global Summit in Jaipur, India, has come to a […]
Diabetes Action Canada joins Indigenous-led efforts to advance culturally safe care
The 2025 Karihwáhstha National Public Policy Circle Gathering, held Dec 8-9, in Wendake, Quebec, brought together Indigenous leaders and partners from across Canada to advance culturally safe, equitable healthcare through Indigenous-led dialogue and action. Diabetes Action Canada (DAC) was proud to be part of that work. Led by the Indigenous Diabetes Health Circle (IDHC), Karihwáhstha is grounded in Indigenous knowledge, rights and lived […]
Webinars
How Insulin Was Discovered: Canada’s Gift to the World
When Sir Frederick Banting awoke in the middle of the night with an idea about how to treat diabetes, he had no way of knowing he was on the brink of transforming—and in many cases saving—the lives of millions of people around the world. Join Grant Maltman, Curator at the Banting House National Historic Site of Canada in London, Ontario, as he shares the unique story of Dr. Banting and how that middle-of-the-night moment changed history.
Special bonus: Watch as Grant unveils Canada Post’s newest commemorative stamp to mark the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. Also a special address by MP Sonia Sidhu, Chair of the All-Party Diabetes Caucus for the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Health.
Podcasts
Diabetes and Older Adults
Episode three features Ron Beleno and Dr. Rebecca Gannan discussing their work on involving older adults and their caregivers in diabetes research.