Today, CBC news posted an article about a Nova Scotia school which has refused to provide insulin injections for an 8 year-old recently diagnosed diabetic girl. Although her mother, Alana Hart, leaves her job at lunch to inject the girl, she is worried that if she is unable to do so that her daughter won’t [...]

Technology companies are historically known as being on the leading edge of research, and now many are looking to diabetes management as an area of interest. They’re taking a fresh approach on the disease that affects a growing number of people, and are using technology to integrate better diabetes care into patients lives. California-based company [...]

This information was compiled by the Canadian Pharmacists Association in the Fall of 2011. The goal of the document is to provide the reader with a general overview of  the various strategies and programs, including initiatives specifically aimed at Aboriginal populations, in place in Canada. You can download the document here, Diabetes in Canada: An Environmental Scan of Diabetes Strategies and [...]

The report Diabetes in Canada: Facts and figures from a public health perspective is the most comprehensive report on diabetes produced by the Public Health Agency of Canada to date. Information from this report will help support the development of health policies and programs aimed to prevent and manage diabetes in Canada. It is a [...]

The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)  has prepared a briefing document, which provides an overview of the different activities for diabetes prevention and care pharmacists are involved in internationally. This report provides an interesting summary of what pharmacists and pharmacy organizations are doing both internationally and here in Canada. This document is not meant to be an exhaustive list of all activities run [...]