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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

For many older adults, aging in place depends on more than housing. It depends on whether the right supports are available close to home, especially when people are managing several chronic conditions at once. A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and led by Dr. Rachel Savage and Albana Isai, […]

Ontario’s plan to create a provincewide primary care electronic medical record system is an important step toward a more usable, connected health system. For people living with diabetes, that matters because care is rarely delivered in one place. It happens across family practice, specialist care, hospital services, community programs, screening initiatives, and follow-up care. When […]

Next week, advocates, researchers, clinicians, and people living with diabetes from more than 30 countries will gather in Jaipur, India, for the inaugural Global Summit to End Diabetes Stigma. This landmark event will bring together global voices, lived experience, and evidence to confront one of the most persistent and overlooked barriers in diabetes: stigma. The […]