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Happy Holidays from the team at DAC!

Thank You for Another Year of Moving Diabetes Research into Action (2025) As we close out 2025, we want to say thank you to everyone who is part of the Diabetes Action Canada (DAC) Network. This work moves forward because people show up, with their expertise, lived experience, and a real willingness to work together […]

New Co-Designed Publication Shares Best Practices for Patient-Centered Academic Events

15 December 2025

We’re excited to share a major milestone for Diabetes Action Canada (DAC): a new peer-reviewed paper, “Partnering for impact: best practices for planning in-person academic events with Patient Partners involvement – Lessons learned from Diabetes Action Canada,” was published in Research Involvement and Engagement in May 2025. Link here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40900-025-00729-9 This paper shares key insights […]

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Diabetes Action Canada at the 2025 Diabetes Canada Professional Conference

5 December 2025

The Diabetes Action Canada team returned from the 2025 Diabetes Canada Professional Conference feeling energized, and inspired by the connections and conversations that shaped a great week. This annual gathering remains one of the few moments where our national community can come together in person, off Zoom, out of email, and reconnect as colleagues, partners, […]

Low 2 Premier at the Diabetes Canada Conference on November 27, 2025

20 November 2025

Diabetes Action Canada is pleased to share that Low 2, the second film in this arts-based series co-created with Co-researchers with lived experience from the Calgary Diabetes Advocacy Committee (CDAC), will be screened at the Diabetes Canada Professional Conference on November 27, 2025. Building on the success of the original film Low, this new chapter […]

When Timing Matters: Reflections from the TIMED Meeting in the Netherlands

18 November 2025

November 10th-14th, members of Diabetes Action Canada travelled to Wageningen, Netherlands, to join colleagues from across Canada and the Netherlands for the end-of-grant meeting of the Right Timing to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes (TIMED) Consortium. The gathering marked an important milestone in a collaboration that brings together world-leading chronobiologists, clinicians, implementation scientists, and Patient Partners […]

DAC @ Diabetes Canada Conference 2025

24 October 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 […]

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 […]