Dr. Pierre Pluye, professor of family medicine at McGill, passed away on August 1st. Pierre was such a good man. Kind, warm, funny and down-to-earth. He was a brilliant and creative scientist and a pioneer. He was also a generous mentor and friend. We'll miss you Pierre 🩷

Did you know? #T1Diabetes can present at ANY age Approximately 2/3 are diagnosed by age 30- and 1/3 thereafter Don't presume #Type Be aware of symptoms, treat with #Insulin (Pic courtesy NDA Diabetes UK) #ThursdayTuition #gbdoc

It’s all funny because it’s all true

41 years and counting today, still going strong! Re-upping for #T1D people who are still here.

Do you have type 1 diabetes? Did you engage in regular exercise during pregnancy and are over 17 years of age? If yes… we need your help! FRENCH: redcap.ualberta.ca/surveys/?s=WJX… ENGLISH: redcap.ualberta.ca/surveys/?s=HLW… @BetterType1 @JDRF_Canada Banting & Best Diabetes Centre Joslin Diabetes Center Connected in Motion

Merci à @opalmedapps d'avoir organisé un merveilleux symposium et de continuer à faire avancer les intérêts des patients au Québec! Thank you @opalmedapps for hosting a wonderful symposium and for continuing to advance patients’ interests in Quebec!

Exciting new chapter! 🚀 The CanScreen T1D consortium kicked off our inaugural conference on Sep 23, 2024. Huge thanks to our partners for their support! Together, we’re advancing type 1 diabetes research. 💪✨ @JDRF_Canada CIHR Diabetes Action Can.

Un nouveau chapitre passionnant ! 🚀 Le consortium DépisterCan DT1 a lancé sa conférence inaugurale ce 23 septembre. Un grand merci à nos partenaires pour leur soutien ! Ensemble, nous avançons la recherche sur le diabète de type 1. 💪✨ @FRDJCanada IRSC Diabetes Action Can.

“Nearly 90% of people living with type 1 diabetes and nearly 70% of people living with type 2 diabetes experience shame and blame for having diabetes, according to this new survey.”

Our latest Patient Partner blog post is from Katie Mackett, who attended and participated in our recent workshop! Check out her post about how collaboration between researchers and those with lived experience is improving health outcomes. diabetesaction.ca/meaningful-con…

#ICYMI - Patient Partner Shayla Hele is inspired by those using art to share their diabetes experience. Learn more in her recent blog post. diabetesaction.ca/finding-belong…

#ICYMI - Our Patient Partner, Sasha Delorme, recently shared her experience at our workshop. Read the post now! diabetesaction.ca/navigating-low…