Diabetes Canada Podcast

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Diabetes 360: Season 8, Episode 2 Mar 08, 2023

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Diabetes and heart disease are deeply connected – that’s why research into new and innovative treatments is so important. In this episode, host Krista Lamb speaks with Dr Sonia Butalia about her career and her work looking at new therapies to support heart health for those with diabetes. Dr. Butalia is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary. She is also the winner of the 2022 Diabetes Canada Early Career Investigator Award.

Diabetes 360: Season 8, Episode 1 Feb 22, 2023

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Recently, there has been discussion about ways to potentially put type 2 diabetes into remission. When possible, it could potentially reduce complications and allow people with the condition to reduce or go off medication completely. But, as with most things in diabetes, it’s complicated. And it’s not for everyone. On this episode, host Krista Lamb speaks with Dr. Harpreet Bajaj who is an endocrinologist and the director of late-phase research at LMC Diabetes. Dr. Bajaj is leading the Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes in Canada, which recently developed an update that looks at the possibility for type 2 diabetes remission. Read the Guidelines here!

Diabetes 360: Season 7, Episode 11 Nov 30, 2022

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When you live with diabetes, your treatment plan may need the occasional change. However, in some cases that doesn’t happen. That might be because of an issue known as “clinical or therapeutic inertia”. Dr. Peter Senior, Director of the Alberta Diabetes Institute, joins host Krista Lamb to discuss what this is and why it matters.

Diabetes 360: Season 7, Episode 10 Nov 16, 2022

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In Canada, leading stem cell scientists are working hard to find ways to use these cells to improve the health of people living with type 1 diabetes.

On this episode, host Krista Lamb speaks with Dr. Francis Lynn from the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute. Dr. Lynn is leading research projects using stem-cell-derived beta cells, as well as exploring ways to use CRISPR technology in this work.

He is also the winner of the 2021 Early Career Researcher Partnership Award from Diabetes Canada.

Diabetes 360: Season 7, Episode 9 Oct 26, 2022

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Did you know that people with type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop osteoarthritis than those without diabetes? This fact has inspired researchers like Dr. Gillian Hawker to look at ways to better support those managing both of these chronic conditions.

Dr. Hawker is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto, where she is the Sir John & Lady Eaton Professor & Chair of the Department of Medicine. She is also a Clinician-Scientist at the Women’s College Research Institute.

Diabetes 360: Season 7, Episode 8 Oct 12, 2022

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A number of scientists around the world are researching brown adipose tissue to determine the role this brown fat plays in type 2 diabetes.

On this episode, host Krista Lamb speaks with Dr. Andre Carpentier, who is a clinician scientist at Sherbrook University and the Co-Scientific Lead at Diabetes Action Canada.

Dr. Carpentier is giving a sneak peek of his talk from the Diabetes Canada/CSEM Professional Conference and Annual General Meetings, which are taking place in Calgary, Alberta from November 9 – 12, 2022 in Calgary, Alberta. Interested in learning more or registering to attend in-person or virtually? Visit dcanconference.ca for more information.

Diabetes 360: Season 7, Episode 7 Jun 01, 2022

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Historically, type 2 diabetes has been seen as a condition that comes with age. However, that continues to change as people are diagnosed earlier and earlier. In the past 10 years, rates of type 2 diabetes in teenagers have doubled in Canada. Preventing the condition in adolescents has never been more important.

Our guest this week is Dr. Jon McGavock who is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health at the University of Manitoba and an researcher at the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba.

Diabetes 360: Season 7, Episode 6 May 18, 2022

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Transitions are hard. The transition from pediatric to adult care in type 1 diabetes (T1D) can be especially fraught. Add in barriers beyond just living with diabetes and that adds a whole other layer of complexity, but researchers around the world are working to ensure better outcomes for all.

Today on the Diabetes Canada Podcast we’re talking to Dr. Rayzel Shulman about the transition from pediatric to adult care in T1D. Dr. Shulman is a pediatric endocrinologist at Sick Kids Hospital and an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. Her research is focused on developing and evaluating health services interventions to improve outcomes and the quality of care for youth with T1D as they transition to adulthood.

Diabetes 360: Season 7, Episode 5 May 04, 2022

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Diabetes Canada’s camping tradition began in 1953 in Eastern Ontario. Since that time, the D-Camps program has grown extensively and the organization currently operates nine overnight camp programs across Canada plus numerous year-round programs.

Dr. Ilana Halperin and Dr. Noah Ivers are our guests this episode. As a family, they have spent time at D-Camps as part of the medical staff and support system, and they’re happy to share how the experience has affected them. Dr. Halperin is an endocrinologist at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, and Dr. Ivers is a family physician at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto.

Diabetes 360: Season 7, Episode 4 Apr 20, 2022

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Research has shown that children who have obesity in puberty are at a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life. Scientists like Dr. Vincent Poitout are hoping to learn why this happens and ways we can prevent it. His work in this area was recently funded by Diabetes Canada and CIHR.

Dr. Poitout is the director of research at the University of Montreal Health Centre and a professor at the University of Montreal.

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