Using data to improve health care
Using data to improve health care is an important area of research, especially since so many people don't quite understand how and why it's done. Guests Devin Cleary and Dr. Alanna Weisman discuss the...
26 Jul 202119min
Diabetes and Older Adults
Older adults often live with multiple chronic conditions, including diabetes. But they are rarely involved in research into how they are managing. At Diabetes Action Canada, the Aging, Community and P...
12 Jul 202126min
Diabetes in the South Asian Community
For years, we have heard that people from a South Asian background are more at risk for type 2 diabetes, but the reasons for why were never quite clear. And those that were suggested often fed into st...
28 Jun 202128min
Diabetes and Homelessness
When we think about housing insecurity and homelessness, we don't often consider what it's like to manage a chronic illness on top of that. For many, however, the need to contend with diabetes and hou...
14 Jun 202125min
Using Data to Change Lives
Trying to figure out the needs of the diabetes community can be complicated – especially if we don't have data to help us determine where the greatest need is or how current treatments are working. Th...
26 Nov 202021min
Diabetes and Technology
Technology has changed so much about how diabetes is managed – especially for those with type 1. Now, as people with diabetes adapt to continuous glucose monitors and closed loop systems, there's even...
12 Nov 202026min
Amputation Prevention
Amputation is one of the most feared complication of diabetes and preventive foot care can have an enormous impact on avoiding this outcome. The Diabetes Action Canada foot care and amputation prevent...
29 Okt 202022min
Closed Loop Technolgies and the DIY Community
Dr. Bruce Perkins and Patient Partner Kate Farnsworth discuss closed loop technologies for type 1 diabetes, and the DIY looping community. Learn more about this topic: https://diabetesaction.ca/life-i...
15 Okt 202021min
