Diabetes Action Canada
Improving Lives with Diabetes Through Research, Patient Engagement, and Knowledge Mobilization
Our Network unites patient partners, researchers, diabetes specialists, primary care providers, nurses, pharmacists, data experts, and policy leaders to co-design solutions that transform care, reduce health inequities, and improve outcomes for all people living with diabetes.
Patient Engagement
Engaging people with diabetes as active partners in health research to maximize the benefits of research for all communities.
Digital Health
Using health data to better understand those living with diabetes and transform diabetes self-management.
Knowledge Mobilization
Knowledge mobilization (KM) involves activities that help create and use research in practical ways, enabling research to be applied in real-world settings more quickly to improve the lives of patients and the public.
Recent News
Putting Lived Experience at the Centre of Diabetes Research
Diabetes Action Canada (DAC) was built on a simple idea: research works better when the people most affected by it help shape it. But even with that commitment, we kept asking ourselves an important question, are we really doing patient engagement as well as we could be? A new paper published in the Canadian Journal […]
DAC Year in Review
Thank You for Another Year of Moving Diabetes Research into Action (2025) As we close out 2025, we want to say thank you to everyone who is part of the Diabetes Action Canada (DAC) Network. This work moves forward because people show up, with their expertise, lived experience, and a real willingness to work together […]
New Co-Designed Publication Shares Best Practices for Patient-Centered Academic Events
We’re excited to share a major milestone for Diabetes Action Canada (DAC): a new peer-reviewed paper, “Partnering for impact: best practices for planning in-person academic events with Patient Partners involvement – Lessons learned from Diabetes Action Canada,” was published in Research Involvement and Engagement in May 2025. Link here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40900-025-00729-9 This paper shares key insights […]
Webinars
T1D and AI in Diabetic Retinopathy Screening
This webinar featured projects from our trainees from across the country with representation from Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and Quebec.
Podcasts
Patients as Research Partners
Episode one features an interview with Patient Partner Dana Greenberg and Dr. Holly Witteman about the role of patients as Research Partners.