Expanding transitional support for young adults with diabetes
Study shows success of transition coordinator and need for continued intervention
In 2012, researchers from across Ontario, led by a team at Lawson Health Research...
Quitting smoking can improve your cancer treatment, period
By Craig Earle
Craig Earle is a GTA-based oncologist and Vice-President, Cancer Control, at the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer.
The start of the new year means...
Managing diabetes while in hospital
By Dr. Janine Malcom and Dr. Ilana Halperin
Hyperglycemia is common in hospitalized people, even among those without a previous history of diabetes, and...
The stages of diabetes care
By Selma Al-Samarrai
John was first diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 33.
“It was a bit of an ordeal getting me properly...
Putting Diabetes Canada’s Clinical Practice Guidelines into practice
By Noah Ivers and Dr Catherine Yu
The 2018 Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines (Guidelines) represent a monumental accomplishment, involving tens of thousands of hours...
How do you motivate and inspire patients to get fit?
By Barb Gormley
Regular physical activity is an important part of good diabetes management, but sometimes it is hard for people to incorporate into their...
Early-detection tool improves foot surveillance for patients with diabetes
By Kelly O’Brien
More than three million Canadians have diabetes, a number that has nearly doubled since 2002 and continues to grow. They have tools to...
Diabetes Education Program serving people in Ontario’s far north
The Weeneebayko Diabetes Education Program, offered through Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA), is a community based program that assists adults with Type 1 and...
Do you know how your clients with diabetes feel?
Given how much healthcare professionals have to do during diabetes-focused appointments, from checking A1C levels and eye health, to searching for potential foot ulcers,...
Helping Canadians with asthma to breathe easier
The world-renowned Firestone Clinic at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton is finding new ways to help nearly three million Canadians diagnosed with asthma.
Ground-breaking new treatment...
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