Publications of Note

Diabetes Action Canada’s research teams have had their research findings published in multiple peer-reviewed publications. A selection of these publications is listed below.

• Weisman A, Brown R, Chu L, Aronson R, Perkins BA (2024). Factors Associated With Attainment of Glycemic Targets Among Adults With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in Canada: A Cross-sectional Study Using Primary and Specialty Care Electronic Medical Record Data. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 48(1):44-52.e5.
• O’Neill B, Yusuf A, Kurdyak P, Kiran T, Sullivan F, Chen T, Kalia S, Eisen D, Anderson E, Selby P, Campbell D (2023). Diabetes care among individuals with and without schizophrenia in three Canadian provinces: A retrospective cohort study. General Hospital Psychiatry. 82:19-25. 
• Yous ML, Ganann R, Ploeg J, Markle-Reid M, Northwood M, Fisher K, Valaitis R, Chambers T, Montelpare W, Légaré F, Beleno R, Gaudet G, Giacometti L, Levely D, Lindsay C, Morrison A, Tang F; ACHRU-CPP Research Team (2023). Older adults’ experiences and perceived impacts of the Aging, Community and Health Research Unit-Community Partnership Program (ACHRU-CPP) for diabetes self-management in Canada: a qualitative descriptive study. BMJ Open. 13(4):e068694.
• Basu L, Bhagat V, Ching MEA, Di Giandomenico A, Dostie S, Greenberg D, Greenberg M, Hahm J, Hilton NZ, Lamb K, Jentz EM, Larsen M, Locatelli CAA, Maloney M, MacGibbon C, Mersali F, Mulchandani CM, Najam A, Singh I, Weisz T, Wong J, Senior PA, Estall JL, Mulvihill EE, Screaton RA; for Diabetes Action Canada and the Canadian Islet Research and Training Network (2023). Recent Developments in Islet Biology: A Review With Patient Perspectives. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 47(2):207-221. 
• Mousavi S, Tannenbaum Greenberg D, Ndjaboué R, Greiver M, Drescher O, Chipenda Dansokho S, Boutin D, Chouinard JM, Dostie S, Fenton R, Greenberg M, McGavock J, Najam A, Rekik M, Weisz T, Willison DJ, Durand A, Witteman HO; Diabetes Action Canada Research Questions Prioritization Study (2023). The Influence of Age, Sex, and Socioeconomic Status on Glycemic Control Among People With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in Canada: Patient-Led Longitudinal Retrospective Cross-sectional Study With Multiple Time Points of Measurement. JMIR Diabetes. 8:e35682.
• Umaefulam V, Wilson M, Boucher MC, Brent MH, Dogba MJ, Drescher O, Grimshaw JM, Ivers NM, Lawrenson JG, Lorencatto F, Maberley D, McCleary N, McHugh S, Sutakovic O, Thavorn K, Witteman HO, Yu C, Cheng H, Han W, Hong Y, Idrissa B, Leech T, Malette J, Mongeon I, Mugisho Z, Nguebou MM, Pabla S, Rahman S, Samandoulougou A, Visram H, You R, Zhao J, Presseau J (2023). The co-development of a linguistic and culturally tailored tele-retinopathy screening intervention for immigrants living with diabetes from China and African-Caribbean countries in Ottawa, Canada. BMC Health Services Research 23, 302.
• Haidar A, Lovblom LE, Cardinez N, Gouchie-Provencher N, Orszag A, Tsoukas MA, Falappa CM, Jafar A, Ghanbari M, Eldelekli D, Rutkowski J, Yale JF, Perkins BA (2022). Empagliflozin add-on therapy to closed-loop insulin delivery in type 1 diabetes: a 2 × 2 factorial randomized crossover trial. Nature Medicine 28, 1269–1276.
• Jones Z, Akerman J, Bajurny V, Gaudreau A, Rochon P, Mason R (2022). Exploring the Lived Experience of Diabetes Through an Intersectional Lens: A Qualitative Study of Adults With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. Canadian Journal Diabetes. 46(6):620-627
• Bowen JM, Ouimet M, Lawarée J, Bielecki J, Rheaume A, Greenberg C, Rac V (2022). Describing the state of a research network: A mixed methods approach to network evaluation. Research Evaluation, rvac034.
• Lawarée J, Bowen JM, Dogba J, Rac VE, Ouimet (2022). Inter-individual relationships within a Canadian SPOR research network: a social network study. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1):955.
• Kastner M, Makarski J, Seaton MB, Sedig K, Bélanger M, Carpentier AC, Gaudreau A, Lourido G, Murray M, Dainty KN (2022). Training the Next Generation of Diabetes Researchers: Evaluation of
  the Diabetes Action Canada Training and Mentoring Program. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 46(8):776-788.
• Ploeg J, Markle-Reid M, Valaitis R, Fisher K, Ganann R, Blais J, Chambers T, Connors R, Gruneir A,Légaré F, MacIntyre J, Montelpare W, Paquette JS, Poitras ME, Riveroll A, Yous ML; ACHRU-CPP Research Team (2022). The Aging, Community and Health Research Unit Community Partnership Program(ACHRU-CPP) for older adults with diabetes and multiple chronic conditions: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Geriatric, Feb 4;22(1):99.
• Morrison AE, Senior PA, Bubela T, Farnsworth K, Witteman HO, Lam A (2022). Do-It-Yourself and Commercial Automated Insulin Delivery Systems in Type 1 Diabetes: An Uncertain Area for Canadian Health-care Providers. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 46(8):863-870.
• Desroches, S. et al. (2021). Environmental Scan on Canadian Interactive Knowledge Translation Tools to Prevent Diabetes Complications in Patients With Diabetes. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 45(2), 97–104.e2.
• van Allen, Z. et al. (2021). Barriers to and enablers of attendance at diabetic retinopathy screening experienced by immigrants to Canada from multiple cultural and linguistic minority groups. Diabetic Medicine: A Journal of the British Diabetic Association, 38(4), e14429.
• L’Espérance, A. et al. (2021). Developing a Canadian evaluation framework for patient and public engagement in research: study protocol. Research Involvement and Engagement, 7(1), 10.
• Song, C et al. (2021). Impact of government-funded insulin pump programs on insulin pump use in Canada: a cross-sectional study using the National Diabetes Repository. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, 9(1), e002371.
• Stanimirovic, A. et al. (2020). Tele-retina screening of diabetic retinopathy among at-risk populations: an economic analysis. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. 55(1 Suppl 1), 8–13.
• Weisman, A. et al. (2020). Validation of a type 1 diabetes algorithm using electronic medical records and administrative healthcare data to study the population incidence and prevalence of type 1 diabetes in Ontario, Canada. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, 8(1), e001224.
• Klaprat, N. et al. (2020). Restructuring Clinical Trials in Type 1 Diabetes and Exercise in the Context of Adult Patient-Oriented Research: An Intervention Co-development Protocol.  Canadian Journal of Diabetes,44(8), 734–739.
• Tremblay, M. C. et al. (2020). Improving Cultural Safety of Diabetes Care in Indigenous Populations of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States: A Systematic Rapid Review. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 44(7), 670–678.
• Ndjaboue, R. et al. (2020). Patients’ perspectives on how to improve diabetes care and self-management: qualitative study. BMJ Open, 10(4), e032762.
• Tremblay, M. C., et al. (2020). Engaging indigenous patient partners in patient-oriented research: lessons from a one-year initiative. Research Involvement and Engagement, 6, 44.
• Willison, D. J. et al. (2019). Participatory governance over research in an academic research network: the case of Diabetes Action Canada. BMJ open, 9(4), e026828.
• Day, S. et al. (2019). Measuring the data gap: inclusion of sex and gender reporting in diabetes research. Research Integrity and Peer Review, 4, 9.
• Klaprat, N. et al. (2019). Gaps in Knowledge and the Need for Patient-Partners in Research Related to Physical Activity and Type 1 Diabetes: A Narrative Review. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 10, 42.
• Dogba, M. J. et al. (2018). Diabetes-related complications: Which research topics matter to diverse patients and caregivers? Health Expectations : An International Journal of Public Participation in Health Care and Health Policy, 21(2), 549-559.
• Ben Charif, A. et al. (2018). Assessment of scalability of evidence-based innovations in community-based primary health care: a cross-sectional study. CMAJ open, 6(4), E520–E527.
• Goyal, S. et al. (2017). A Mobile App for the Self-Management of Type 1 Diabetes Among Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 5(6), e82.
• Day, S. et al. (2017). Essential metrics for assessing sex & gender integration in health research proposals involving human participants. PloS One, 12(8), e0182812.