Diabetes Canada Podcast

Dr. Jenny Bruin from Carlton University is studying beta cell regeneration to learn if diabetes risk is impacted by exposure to environmental toxins and other elements.

Dr. Cristina Nostro from The McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine explains her work to grow stem-cell-derived islets in the lab.

Dr. Jan Hux, President and CEO of Diabetes Canada, discusses the latest news from the organization, including updates on the Diabetes 360 strategy and the focus on population impact.

Thank you for listening to our first season of the Diabetes Canada Podcast and for helping make it a huge success. We will return in September with more great interviews so stay tuned to learn more about what's coming next season.   Follow our social channels to stay in the loop Facebook Twitter Instagram

  Dr. Lorraine Lipscombe is an endocrinologist at Toronto's Women's College Hospital who specializes in women and diabetes. Her new research looks at how women who develop gestational diabetes can avoid going on to develop type 2 diabetes. In this episode, she discusses this project,as well as risk factors that are unique to women and ways to reduce those risks.  

  In the new book, D iagnosing the Legacy: The Discovery, Research and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in Indigenous Youth, author Larry Krotz explores the history and legacy of diabetes in remote Manitoba communities. From the surprising diagnosis of Indigenous children with this disease in the 1980s to how remote communities and health care teams are partnering to support each other today, the book...

Dr. Denice Feig is an expert on diabetes and pregnancy. In this episode she discusses what women living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes need to consider during pregnancy, as well as highlighting the latest research on this topic from the Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines. For more information on diabetes and pregnancy visit http://guidelines.diabetes.ca/  

Diabetes Canada's Clinical Practice Guidelines are released every five years and they’re very important to people working in health care, but also to people living with diabetes. Toronto's Dr. Perkins shares his experience as someone who has worked extensively on the guidelines and as an endocrinologist, a diabetes researcher and a person living with type 1 diabetes.

Dr. Noah Ivers is a family doctor and a researcher at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto. He is also a co-chair of the committee that is working to share information about Diabetes Canada's 2018 Clinical Practice Guidelines with health-care providers and the public.

Dr. Gregory Steinberg was the 2017 Young Scientist of the Year. He shares his history and information about his ground-breaking research.

Dr. Advani is an endocrinologist and researcher at St. Michael’s Hospital and one of his main areas of research is kidney disease and diabetes.

Joanne Lewis is a dietitian and the director of nutrition and healthy eating at Diabetes Canada. On today's episode she talks about diabetes and nutrition.

Dr. Bernard Zinman is a Senior Investigator at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute in Toronto. He has been involved with many advances in diabetes treatment and care and is a world-leader in the diabetes field.

Dr. Peter Senior from the Alberta Diabetes Institute explains islet transplantation and why this research is so exciting for people living with type 1 diabetes.

Melinda Prevost is a peer support leader for young people living with type 1 as part of the virtual patient network. She is also an athlete who has never let type 1 hold her back. Find out more about the Virtual Support Network on their website: www.youngdiabetes1.ca

Dr. Jon McGavock joins us from the 2017 Diabetes Canada Professional Conference to discuss his work on the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes in youth, in particular those from Indigenous communities.

Dr. Jan Hux, President, Diabetes Canada, discusses how population impact can make an enormous difference in the lives of people living with diabetes. 

Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, recently spoke at our 2017 Professional Conference in Edmonton. She joins us on the podcast to talk about type 2 diabetes prevention, the role communities play in our overall health and much more.

What’s it like to live with type 2 diabetes? Diabetes Canada advocate and National Diabetes Trust board member Ram Krishna shares his personal experience and how he has learned the value of self-management.   Want to find out your risk of developing type 2 diabetes? Visit DiabetesTest.ca and take a quick risk assessment.

Dr. Michael Riddell is a professor at York University in Toronto who specializes in exercise and type 1 diabetes. He’s also the author of Getting Pumped! A diabetes and exercise guide for active individuals with type 1 diabetes. Today, he talks about the importance of exercise for those with diabetes and his work to determine how best to manage blood sugars with physical fitness.   For more inform...

Dr. Kaberi Dasgupta is an associate professor of Medicine at McGill University and an attending physician at the McGill University Health Centre. She has worked on numerous research projects funded by Diabetes Canada and on this episode discusses two of them – diabetes stigma in people with type 1 diabetes and how the spouse of a woman with gestational diabetes may be at higher risk for developing...

Dr. Daniel J. Drucker is renowned worldwide for his work in diabetes research, including his role in the development of two new classes of therapies for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Dr. Drucker is a plenary speaker at this year’s 20th annual  Diabetes Canada/Canadian Society for Endocrinology and Metabolism Professional Conference . On today’s episode, he discusses his career, highlights of h...

This fall, Diabetes Canada is raising awareness about type 2 diabetes prevention by sharing information about the risk factors you need to know. This episode features an interview with endocrinologist and researcher Dr. Harpreet Bajaj, who looks at prevention of type 2 diabetes and its complications as well as diabetes and ethnicity.   Visit DiabetesTest.ca and take a quick type 2 diabetes risk as...

What is diabetes stigma and how does it impact the lives of people living with the disease? Dr. Jan Hux, chief science officer at Diabetes Canada, looks at this issue and how it impacts the lives of people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. How does stigma affect the work, school and personal lives of people living with diabetes and what can we do to change perceptions and ease the mental healt...

Diabetes Canada funds millions of dollars in research every year towards improved diabetes treatments and, one day, a cure. In today’s episode, Toronto’s Dr. Bruce A. Perkins of the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital discusses what it’s like to be a diabetes researcher and endocrinologist while living with type 1 diabetes. He also explains his work in the areas of diabe...