As we move into phase two of Diabetes Action Canada, the Network has a clear goal of translating the research and learnings from our first phase into understandable and implementable deliverables that aim to better support those living with diabetes in Canada. To further this, we are pleased to announce funding support from Diabetes Canada […]

A new paper from the lab of Dr. Robin Mason of our Sex and Gender team has been published in the Canadian Journal of Diabetes. The paper, Exploring the lived experience of diabetes through an intersectional lens: A qualitative study of adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, takes and in-depth look at how […]

New research led by Dr. Darren Lau at the University of Alberta uses data from Diabetes Action Canada’s National Diabetes Repository to look at whether people with type 2 diabetes should have access to newer drug therapies. The results of this study have been published in the Canadian Journal of Diabetes. “There are two newer […]

  Diabetes Action Canada’s next phase is launching, with exciting new programs and plans that will take the learnings from the last six years and begin the process of implementing them to improve health outcomes. This second stage is made possible thanks to a new round of funding from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research […]

Exciting new research from the Drs. Bruce Perkins and Ahmad Haidar labs has been published in Nature Medicine. This project looks at how a combination therapy could have the potential to improve blood sugar control and the performance of an artificial pancreas. The paper, “Empagliflozin add-on therapy to closed-loop insulin delivery in type 1 diabetes: […]

On June 6, Dr. Gary Lewis, Scientific Co-Lead for Diabetes Action Canada, and outgoing Director of the Banting & Best Diabetes Centre, received the 2022 Edwin Bierman Award from the American Diabetes Association (ADA). This award is presented to a researcher who has made outstanding scientific contributions to the understanding and treatment of diabetes and […]

The Diabetes Action Canada (DAC) Training and Mentoring Program and Diabetes Canada in collaboration with The Canadian Islet Research and Training Network (CIRTN), The Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program (CCHCSP), the Empowering Next-generation Researchers in perinatal and Child Health (ENRICH) and the Maximize your Research on Obesity and Diabetes (myROaD) training platforms are excited […]

While the involvement of people living with diabetes has become a critical and effective part of the research process in recent years, it is still not the norm in basic or foundational research. This is the sort of lab-based research that looks at the physiological aspects of diabetes, such as cells and genes. For many […]

  In April, Diabetes Action Canada’s Digital Health Solutions for Learning Health Systems program received a Data Champions Pilot Project Grant from the Digital Research Alliance of Canada. This grant will support the ongoing work of our team as it looks at ways to use health data to improve outcomes for people living with diabetes. […]

The McMaster Collaborative for Health and Aging is a new resource that supports patient-oriented research and which will help to improve the health system for older adults and caregivers. Diabetes Action Canada researcher, Dr. Maureen Markle-Reid, is the Scientific Lead for this program and Diabetes Action Canada’s Dr. Rebecca Ganann is the Collaborative’s acting lead. […]