Success Stories

Impact of government-funded insulin pump programs on insulin pump use in Canada: a cross-sectional study using the National Diabetes Repository. Song C, Booth GL, Perkins BA, Weisman A. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2021 Oct;9(1):e002371. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002371.PMID: 34615649 This study evaluates the impact of publicly funded insulin pump programs on improving diabetes management and access to insulin delivery […]

In Canada, where there are great differences in terms of coverage for diabetes technologies, like insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors, it is important to know if access and uptake are related. That’s why Diabetes Action Canada researchers Drs. Alanna Weisman, Gillian Booth and Bruce Perkins, working with medical student Cimon Song, used the National […]

Diabetes Action Canada partners with Canadian startup, Bitnobi, Inc., to enable secure and trusted, data sharing Jaferi, H; Pow, C.   Diabetes Action Canada partnered with Bitnobi Inc. to develop a secure and trusted data-sharing platform aimed at enhancing diabetes research by protecting patient privacy. This collaboration enables researchers to access and share valuable health […]

Participatory governance over research in an academic research network: the case of Diabetes Action Canada. Willison DJ, Trowbridge J, Greiver M, Keshavjee K, Mumford D, Sullivan F.BMJ Open. 2019 Apr 20;9(4):e026828. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026828.PMID: 31005936 This article outlines the creation of a research governance model aimed at reviewing and approving diabetes research projects with a focus on ethical standards and […]