T2D Support Forum

Are you passionate about improving diabetes care and turning research into real-world impact? Diabetes Action Canada’s Research to Action Fellowship is your opportunity to collaborate with leading organizations and patient advocates to drive meaningful change. This fellowship empowers individuals with lived or loved experience with diabetes to transform knowledge into action, shaping policies, resources, and healthcare practices that directly benefit communities.

Why Join?

• Work in pairs to develop practical, community-driven solutions.

• Gain mentorship, training, and peer support throughout the program.

• Help shape the future of diabetes care through advocacy, research, and knowledge-sharing.

  
  

  

  
  

Who Should Apply?

We’re looking for individuals who:

✅ Have personal or close experience with diabetes.

✅ Are passionate about making a difference, even if they have no formal research background.

✅ Are eager to collaborate with healthcare professionals and community organizations.

✅ Can commit 10-15 hours per month from May 2025 to January 2026.

Fellowship Highlights

📌 Fully virtual format with structured mentorship and professional development.

📌 Work on impactful projects, such as:

• Diabetes stigma awareness

• Women’s health and diabetes toolkit

• Indigenous advocacy for accurate diagnosis

• Automated insulin delivery (AID) education

• Cell therapy 101 for diabetes treatment

📌 Honorarium provided to recognize your contributions.

How to Apply

📅 Deadline: April 4, 2025, at 11:59 PM PST

📍 Location: Open to participants across Canada

📩 Accessibility accommodations available upon request

Join a community of changemakers and be part of the movement to improve diabetes care.

Apply now at Diabetes Action Canada or contact info@diabetesaction.ca for more details.

People with diabetes face a higher risk for dental health issues and gum disease.

This is often a direct result of higher blood sugars related to diabetes, whether that’s a long-term complication of diabetes that you’ve lived with for many years or a potential signal that you’ve developed prediabetes or diabetes.

People with diabetes are more likely to experience cavities and tooth decay, mouth ulcers, gum disease, dry mouth, bad breath, or the fungal infection of oral thrush.

However, you can help improve your dental health by maintaining dental hygiene habits — including daily brushing and flossing — and keeping blood sugars in the target range.

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People with diabetes are at greater risk for dental health and related complications.

Work Day exercises or “Deskercise” can be done throughout your workday and even at your desk. Studies have shown that deskercise can really work to help relieve stress, boost energy, increase flexibility and range of motion, as well as improve overall productivity.

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Even a few minutes of workday exercises every 30 to 60 minutes can have a positive effect on your health during the workday.

*** It can be difficult to fit a long workout into your already packed schedule. If you’re struggling to find time to stay active, you may want to try doing short workouts throughout the day instead.

Even spending 5 to 10 minutes exercising at your desk can stimulate some midday blood flow and help you push through your mid-afternoon slump.

You don’t need a rack filled with dumbbells or a treadmill to get in a good workout. Below, we’ve curated a list of 30 office exercises you can try right now with no or minimal equipment.

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Exercising at work might seem impossible, but we've got 30 exercises to try from your desk or your chair.

Exercises such as bridges, crunches, and planks engage the various core muscles. Working these muscles can improve a person’s mobility, spinal and trunk stability and support daily activity.

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Strengthening your core muscles helps stabilize your body and support your spine. These exercises are great for newbies and veterans alike.

Diabetic nephropathy is a serious complication of type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. It's also called diabetic kidney disease. In the United States, about 1 in 3 people living with diabetes have diabetic nephropathy.

Diabetic nephropathy affects the kidneys' usual work of removing waste products and extra fluid from the body.

The best way to prevent or delay diabetic nephropathy is by living a healthy lifestyle and keeping diabetes and high blood pressure managed.

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