Canadian Journal of Diabetes
Canadian Journal of Diabetes is Canada’s only diabetes-oriented, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal for diabetes healthcare professionals.
Published quarterly (February, April, June, August, October and December), Canadian Journal of Diabetes contains original articles, resource reviews, a journal watch, shorter articles such as Perspectives in Practice and Diabetes and Society, and news from the Clinical and Scientific Section and the Diabetes Educators Section of the Canadian Diabetes Association.
Canadian Journal of Diabetes is distributed as a benefit of membership to all members of the Professional Sections of Canadian Diabetes Association.
An Unsuccessful Intervention to Achieve Behaviour Change in Offspring of Caribbean Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
An unsuccessful intervention to achieve behaviour change in offspring of Caribbean patients with type 2 diabetes.
R.J. Sigal
Unravelling the Mystery of Type 2 Diabetes in the Oji-Cree
Unravelling the Mystery of Type 2 Diabetes in the Oji-Cree
J. Reading
The Connection Between Diabetes Education Centres and Healthcare Costs: Does It Matter?
The connection between diabetes education centres and healthcare costs: Does it matter?
S. Griffis
Description and Evaluation of a Prenatal Exercise Program for Urban Aboriginal Women
Several studies have shown that exercise can prevent type 2 diabetes mellitus in at-risk individuals (1-4).
H. Klomp, R.F. Dyck, S. Sheppard
Fetal Ethanol Exposure Causes Hepatic Insulin Sensitizing Substance-dependent Insulin Resistance
Insulin action to increase glucose uptake at skeletal muscle has been shown to be dependent upon the insulin-mediated release of a hepatic insulin sensitizing substance (HISS) from the liver (1).
P. Sadri, D.J. Legare, S.Takayama,W.W. Lautt
Prospective Study of Offspring of Caribbean Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: Results of a 1-year Follow-up Study
The increased genetic risk of offspring and first-degree relatives of patients with type 2 diabetes of developing diabetes in later life has been demonstrated in Caucasians (1-3), African-Americans (4,5), Indians (6) and Nigerians (7).
C.E. Ezenwaka
Genetics, Environment and Type 2 Diabetes in the Oji-Cree Population of Northern Ontario
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance in the adult Oji-Cree population in Ontario, Canada, is ≈40%, among the highest prevalence in any subpopulation in the world and much higher than that in the general Canadian population (1).
R.A. Hegele, L.C. Bartlett
Stem Cells as a Source of Islets for Transplantation in Type 1 Diabetes: Scientific and Ethical Considerations
Type 1 diabetes, characterized by the autoimmune destruction of pancreatic insulin-producing cells, is an affliction that affects millions worldwide.
C.N. Street, G.S. Korbutt
New Developments in Home Glucose Monitoring: Minimizing the Pain
Maintenance of good glycemic control effectively reduces the incidence of complications of diabetes.
R.A. Gabbay
The Role of Declining Beta Cell Function in the Progression of Type 2 Diabetes: Implications for Outcomes and Pharmacological Management
Insulin resistance and beta cell dysfunction both play important roles in the development and progression of type 2 diabetes (1,2).
T. Smiley
Initiating Insulin Therapy in Persons With Diabetes: A Rural Perspective
Diabetes mellitus is a growing financial burden on Canada’s healthcare system.
K.Thiele
Production of materials has been made possible through a financial contribution from the Public Health Agency of Canada.
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