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
New Photo Exhibition Shares the Untold Everyday Experiences of Young Adults Living with Type 1 Diabetes
Macenzie Rebelo is the Communication and Engagement Associate with Diabetes Action Canada (DAC). She attended the opening of Within the Highs and Lows: Young and Type 1 Photo Exhibition on behalf of DAC. Drawing on her lived experience with an autoimmune condition, she is passionate about advancing equity and inclusion and amplifying community voices to […]
Living With Diabetes Means Living with Loss: New Paper Reframes the Emotional Experience of Diabetes
A new paper co-authored by Diabetes Action Canada’s (DAC) Linxi Mytkolli argues that diabetes distress may not fully capture the emotional reality of living with diabetes. Instead, that loss and grief are also central, and often overlooked, parts of the experience. For decades, the concept of diabetes distress has helped clinicians and researchers better understand the emotional burden of living with diabetes without stigmatization. But according […]
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 […]
Webinars
Tele-ophthalmology program in Canada with Diabetes Action Canada
Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes and accounts for 80% of diabetic-related blindness. It is the leading cause of blindness for working age Canadians. Early detection of diabetic retinopathy by regular screening effectively avoids vision loss from diabetes as necessary treatments prevent irreversible retina damage.
Podcasts
Respectful engagement of Indigenous Peoples in patient-oriented research
Respectful engagement of Indigenous Peoples in patient-oriented research