News

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

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 […]

Walking Together in a Good Way: Advancing Indigenous Diabetes Wellness through Partnership

11 April 2025

Diabetes Action Canada (DAC) is honoured to deepen its relationship with the Indigenous Diabetes Health Circle (IDHC), an Indigenous-governed, culture-based organization dedicated to restoring wellness and reducing the impact of diabetes among Indigenous Peoples across Ontario. Together, we have walked a shared path for many years—collaborating on initiatives such as diabetic retinopathy screening and lower […]

Stay Connected

Get news articles delivered right to your email inbox. Stay on top of Diabetes Action Canada news and events.

A Celebration of the Career of Dr. Catharine Whiteside

25 March 2025

At the end of March, Dr. Catharine Whiteside will retire from her role as Director of Strategic Partnerships at Diabetes Action Canada (DAC). Throughout her nine years with the organization, Whiteside, who was previously Executive Director, has been an incredible leader, colleague and mentor to the DAC team. Whiteside has had a storied career. She […]

New Publication Looks at the Scalability of Program for Diabetes Self-Management in Older Adults

18 March 2025

In February, a research team led by DAC investigator Melissa Northwood from McMaster University published a paper in the journal BMC Health Services. The article, Readiness for scale up following effectiveness-implementation trial: results of scalability assessment of the Community Partnership Program for diabetes self-management for older adults with multiple chronic conditions, involved DAC members and […]

A Data-Informed Approach to Improving Access to Eye Screening

16 March 2025

Blindness is one of the most disabling complications of diabetes and is preventable with timely diagnostic screening and early treatment. Diabetes remains the most common cause of blindness in our working aged population and has remained unchanged for many decades. Retinopathy occurs in 25% of persons with diabetes and, unfortunately, many are unaware of the […]

Preventing Lower Limb Amputations: A Collaborative Approach to Foot and Lower Limb Care

16 March 2025

For people living with diabetes, foot complications can lead to serious consequences—including lower limb amputation. DAC is working alongside leading researchers and healthcare teams to change that reality by improving access to timely foot care for those most at risk. With funding from Ontario Health, Dr. Charles de Mestral and Patient Partner Tom Weisz are […]

Diabetes Action Canada and CanScreen T1D Formalize Collaboration to Advance Type 1 Diabetes Screening and Research

16 March 2025

Diabetes Action Canada (DAC) is delighted to announce a new collaboration with the CanScreen T1D Consortium, a national initiative dedicated to developing and implementing a type 1 diabetes (T1D) screening program across Canada. Led by Dr. Diane Wherrett from The Hospital for Sick Children, CanScreen T1D is building a robust network to support clinical follow-up, […]

Highlights from Our First DAC Network Action Session

8 March 2025

The inaugural DAC Network Action Session brought together a diverse group of researchers, patient partners, and community members, to see our Network in action! Thank you to everyone who joined us. Research on Diabetes Remission: Insights from Dr. Diana Sherifali A special thank you to Dr. Diana Sherifali for her insightful presentation on diabetes […]

Celebrating the Life of Patient Partner Pascual Delgado

27 February 2025

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of one of Diabetes Action Canada’s (DAC’s) long-standing and dedicated Patient Partners, Pascual Delgado. Pascual was involved with many DAC committees and programs and a Patient Partner on several projects with the Université Laval. He worked closely with DAC researcher Dr. Joyce […]

New Publication Looks at Enhancing the Health System User Experience for Those with T1D

21 February 2025

In February, a research team led by Dr. Jamie Boisvenue published their findings in the journal Health Expectations. Titled, Developing a Quality Improvement Framework to Enhance the Health System User Experience for Individuals Living With Type 1 Diabetes: The Reshape T1D Study, the paper looks at how user experience design could improve healthcare for those […]