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 a researcher at the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba.

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 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.

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. 

Beta cells are a big area of interest for researchers looking at ways to treat or prevent type 1 diabetes. Dr. Peter Thompson from the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba joins us on the show today to discuss his work studying beta cells to try and find new therapies.

March is Heathy Liver Month, which makes it a good time to discuss the ways that fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes are linked. For those who need a liver transplant, that connection is even more important.

This episode’s guest is Dr. Mamatha Bhat, a hepatologist and clinician-scientist at UHN’s Multi-Organ Transplant Program in Toronto.

If you live with type 1 diabetes, how do sex and gender impact your exercise outcomes?

In this episode, we’re talking to Dr. Jane Yardley who is a scientist and an associate professor at the University of Alberta. Dr. Yardley’s research focuses on exercise in people with T1D. Several of her projects look at the unique elements that impact women, including menstruation and menopause.

Living with type 1 diabetes is a challenge, but it doesn’t have to be a limiting factor. For endurance athlete Sébastien Sasseville, living with diabetes has helped push him to go further—inspiring him to climb Mt. Everest, run across Canada and so much more!

On today’s show, Sébastien discusses his career, diabetes technology and more.

You can learn more about his work and his athletic pursuits on his website at sebinspire.com.

Denial, anger, depression and shame – Type 2 diabetes can lay the ultimate guilt trip. That’s the opening line of the description of CBC’s new podcast Type Taboo, which shares the story of journalist Emily Brass as she navigates her newly-diagnosed diabetes.

On today’s show, Emily opens up about why she decided to share her experience with type 2 diabetes through this new show.

Type Taboo is available now from CBC Podcasts. Listen and download anywhere you get your podcasts. 

In 2021 we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. This life-saving discovery made by Banting, Best, Collip and McLeod at the University of Toronto had its roots even earlier.

Our guest is Grant Maltman who is the Curator at the Banting House National Historic Site of Canada in London, Ontario. Banting House is the former residence of Sir Frederick Banting and is now home to an incredible collection of artifacts related to his life.

Learn more about Banting House and book a visit on their website.