Diabetes is considered a global epidemic, affecting 8.5% of the worldwide adult population[i] . By 2020, 10% of the Canadian population will be living with diabetes. Those with the disease have an elevated risk of eyesight deterioration, which is the leading cause of blindness in adults under 60 years of age (working age).  Diabetic Retinopathy […]

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Media Release June 3, 2018 The Sir Frederick Banting Legacy Foundation (SFBLF) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Banting Legacy Educational Awards. These awards are provided as support for students, living with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, to advance their career aspirations through post-secondary education. This program is one of many […]

Diabetes Action Canada will like to congratulate  Dr. Michelle Greiver on being awarded a $2.6 million competitive operating grant. The grant will fund a SPIDER (Structured Process Informed by Data, Evidence and Research) approach, supporting primary care practices in optimizing care for patients with complex needs. CLick here to read the full article published by  […]

Diabetes Action Canada is launching its 2018-2019 Intercentre Mentorship award for early career investigators interested in Patient-Oriented Research (POR) in diabetes and its complications. The goal of this award is to promote networking and optimal integration of early career investigators into the Diabetes Action Canada (DAC) Network and the Canadian diabetes research community. Up to […]

Diabetes Action Canada is launching its 2018-2019 Intercentre Internship competition for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and research professionals interested in Patient-Oriented Research (POR) in diabetes and its complications. The goal of this award is to promote networking and optimal integration of trainees into the Diabetes Action Canada (DAC) Network and the Canadian diabetes research community. […]

Kidney disease is a common complication for those living with diabetes and a leading cause of end-stage renal disease, other illnesses and death.  Not all individuals who have diabetes, including those diagnosed at an early age, develop kidney disease.   To understand why some individuals get kidney disease while other do not, a recent study by […]

Diabetes Action Canada: A paradigm shift in Research – the title of a recent article about our SPOR Network in chronic disease written by Erika Opingari and published in IMS Magazine at University of Toronto. This article provides an excellent overview of Diabetes Action Canada and our contribution to developing a patient-informed learning health system. To […]

McGill University, in association with Manulife and the McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE), is pleased to announce that Dr. Jean-Pierre Després, Professor at the Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine at Université Laval and pioneer in developing screening techniques for visceral obesity, is the winner of the 2018 Manulife Prize […]