Canadian Journal of Diabetes

Publications

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.

Canadian Journal of Diabetes - 2005, 06

A Tempest of Change: Toward Interprofessional Undergraduate Education

A Tempest of Change: Toward Interprofessional Undergraduate Education

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H.J. Dean

Health Canada Funding for Diabetes Initiatives: What are Our Next Steps?

Health Canada Funding for Diabetes Initiatives: What are Our Next Steps?

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G.W. Taylor

Ethnocultural Diversity and the Diabetes Epidemic in Canada: A Call to Action

Ethnocultural diversity and the diabetes epidemic in Canada: A call to action.

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S.S. Kumar, R.L. Houlden

Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Addressing Both Physical and Psychosocial Issues

Diabetic foot ulcers: Addressing both physical and psychosocial issues.

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T.P. Kalla

A Health Region/Community Partnership for Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factor Screening in Indo-Asian Communities

Type 2 diabetes is increasingly prevalent among Indo-Asians in their country of origin (1,2) and in the Western countries to which they have emigrated (3).

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S. Davachi, M.A.T. Flynn, A.L. Edwards

Predictors of Nonpersistence With Thiazolidinediones in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) were introduced recently for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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J. Leblond, D. Pilon, C.-P. Beaudette, P. Maheux

Value of the Clock Drawing Test to Predict Problems With Insulin Skills in Older Adults

The prevalence of diabetes in the elderly is increasing (1).

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L.A. Trimble, S. Sundberg, L. Markham, S. Janicijevic, B.L. Beattie, G.S. Meneilly

Innocent Beginnings, Uncertain Futures: Exploring the Challenges of Living With Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Diabetic foot ulcers affect approximately 15% of people with diabetes during their lifetime (1,2) and are strongly associated with lower-extremity amputations (3).

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A. Fox

Canadian Diabetes Association Position Paper: Antipsychotic Medications and Associated Risks of Weight Gain and Diabetes

Antipsychotic medications are vital to the treatment of schizophrenia and are also used increasingly to treat bipolar disorder, Alzheimer disease and major depression (1).

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V. Woo, S.B. Harris, R.L. Houlden, on behalf of the Clinical & Scientific Section, Canadian Diabetes Association

Schizophrenia, Glycemia and Antipsychotic Medications: An Expert Consensus Review

Mood and psychotic disorders are among the most common psychiatric disorders in the general population (1)

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R.S. McIntyre, J.Z. Konarski, L. Leiter, J.-F. Yale, D. Lau, E. Stip, E. Ur, M.-J. Poulin, B. Corenblum, P. Cook

Mood and Psychotic Disorders and Type 2 Diabetes: A Metabolic Triad

There has been a resurgence of interest in the relationship between psychotropic medications, mental illness and the endocrine system.

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R.S. McIntyre, D.A. Mancini, M.M. Pearce, P. Silverstone, P. Chue, V.L. Misener, J.Z. Konarski

Mood and Psychotic Disorders and Type 2 Diabetes: A Metabolic Triad

Successful self-management education for young people with diabetes results in the achievement of optimum glycemic control, prevention of hypoglycemia and a reduction in microvascular and macrovascular complications (1-8).

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S. Waldron.

Production of materials has been made possible through a financial contribution from the Public Health Agency of Canada.