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DAC @ Diabetes Canada Conference 2025

The Diabetes Canada Professional Conference is a key opportunity for our Network to connect, learn, and share progress. This agenda highlights Diabetes Action Canada’s activities throughout the week — from presentations and panels to special events that showcase our collaborative, patient-oriented research. Wednesday November 26th, 2025 Time Session Speakers 13:15 – 16:15 DCS1 – Eat […]

Islet and Stem Cell Innovation in Focus at DAC’s September Network Action Session

26 September 2025

On September 25, 2025, Diabetes Action Canada (DAC) hosted its third Network Action Session, bringing together researchers, Patient Partners, community leaders, and trainees from across the country. These sessions are designed to spark conversation, share knowledge, and identify ways to move patient-oriented research in diabetes forward. Spotlight on Islet and Stem Cell Therapy A highlight […]

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Understanding Type 2 Diabetes Remission: New Research, New Resources

25 September 2025

For people living with type 2 diabetes (T2D), conversations about management and remission can be complex and at times carry feelings of shame or stigma. Research studies often use very strict protocols and narrowly selected participants, making it hard to see how results translate into real life. A new systematic review and meta-analysis, recently published […]

New Grey Paper Calls for Stronger Links Between Research and Policy to Improve Diabetes Care

16 September 2025

Diabetes Action Canada is proud to have partnered with Diabetes Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (CIHR INMD) in planning the 2025 Diabetes Research Workshop, which brought together leading researchers, policymakers, and patient partners from across the country. The findings are captured in a new report, Sustaining […]

Diabetes in Four Dialects: A Global Call for Equity

10 September 2025

We are proud to share that Linxi Mytkolli, Director of Patient Engagement at Diabetes Action Canada, is the lead author of a new article published in Diabetologia: “Diabetes in four dialects: a global call for equity across lived, loved, learned and laboured experiences.” The 4Ls framework—Lived, Loved, Learned, and Laboured—has been the foundation of Diabetes […]

Supporting the Whole Health of Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes: A New Approach to Diabetes Distress

7 August 2025

Young adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) face daily self-management challenges that go far beyond blood sugar levels. Mental health struggles (including diabetes distress (DD)) are common, yet care systems often fail to address the emotional and psychological realities of living with diabetes. A new pilot study is changing that. The TECC-T1D3 trial, supported by […]

Patient Partners Lead National Co-Design Sessions to Build New Diabetes Resources

25 July 2025

Diabetes Action Canada is supporting a series of national virtual co-design sessions this month, led by Patient Partners through the Research-to-Action Fellowship. These sessions bring together people with lived, loved, laboured, or learned experience of diabetes to shape tools that respond to real community needs. This initiative is grounded in the principles of patient-oriented research […]

When Research Saves Sight and Dollars: The ROI of Patient Partnership in Health Policy

18 July 2025

At this year’s CAHSPR conference in Ottawa, Diabetes Action Canada member Aleksandra Stanimirovic, also part of the UHN Program for Health System and Technology Evaluation (PHSTE), presented on behalf of her team members Troy Francis, Jim Bowen, and Valeria Rac; collaborators from South Riverdale Community Health Centre (Rebecca Merritt and Ann Phillips); and Judy Hung […]

From Research to Action: Welcoming the 2025 Fellowship Cohort

10 July 2025

Meet the 10 new Fellows turning diabetes research into real-world tools -supported by global partners, lived experience, and a shared vision for change.

From Ideas to Action: DAC’s Network Session Showcases Community-Driven Solutions

19 June 2025

On May 27, 2025, Diabetes Action Canada hosted another Network Action Session, bringing together a diverse community of researchers, Patient Partners, trainees, and community leaders committed to advancing diabetes care and patient-driven research. The event featured a research talk from Dr. Holly Witteman, who introduced CommuniT1D / CommunauDT1, an innovative, community-led peer-support platform specifically designed […]