Building T1D research in partnership with you.
We need people living with type 1 diabetes to shape the research questions that can deliver the evidence needed to advance better treatment, policy and care.
Connecting the Canadian T1D community
Explore Canadian diabetes research and learn how our community is reshaping what it means to live with T1D.
Explore Canadian diabetes research and learn about how our community is reshaping what it means to live with T1D.
Patient Perspectives on the AGP Report
Alterations in skeletal muscle repair in young adults with type 1 diabet…
Reducing the need for carbohydrate counting in type 1 diabetes using clo…
Decision coaching using a patient decision aid for youth and parents con…
Individual and community-level income and the risk of diabetes rehospita…
Muscle and serum myostatin expression in type 1 diabetes
A novel dual-hormone insulin-and-pramlintide artificial pancreas for typ…
Diabetes Technology and Exercise
Blunted circulating irisin in adults with type I diabetes during aerobic…
A Population-Based Study of Diabetes Incidence by Ethnicity and Age: Sup…
Efficacy and Safety of Resveratrol in Type 1 Diabetes Patients: A Two-Mo…
Muscle Oxygen Supply and Use in Type 1 Diabetes, From Ambient Air to the…
Influence of Preexisting Diabetes on Survival After a Breast Cancer Diag…
Bone mineral density in patients with longstanding type 1 diabetes: resu…
Morning (fasting) vs afternoon resistance exercise in individuals with t…
Risk factors for recurrent diabetic ketoacidosis in adults with type 1 d…
Exploring patient preferences for adjunct-to-insulin therapy in type 1 d…
Implementation and evaluation of a diabetic ketoacidosis order set in pe…
Closing the gap: results of the multicenter canadian randomized controll…
Estimating GFR by serum creatinine, cystatin C, and β2-microglobulin in …
Get involved
Tell us about yourself;
Find out about studies, trials and projects that matter to you;
Participate in the research that is the right fit for you;
Stay informed about what happens at the end of the study – what did it find, what does it mean, what are the next steps after you participate;
All leading to better, more accessible, timely T1D research.
Your experience can change T1D research in Canada.
Through Connect1d Canada, we want to capture every person living with T1D so that we can accurately represent the needs of this community and spark changes to policy and care. Unless we know how big the issue is and the key problems, it will be easy for T1D to be ignored. By joining Connect1d Canada, your voice can be heard – helping shape and direct future research and clinical care.
Get Connect1d
Connect1d Canada keeps you up to date on what is happening in the T1D research community. From upcoming studies to research outcomes, it uncovers the questions researchers are asking and, more importantly, what they are learning.
Diversity, equity & inclusion
Our aim is to make research represent the diverse community of people living with T1D. We work with our patient and community partners to ensure the inclusion and representation of those who have been historically excluded or underrepresented in research studies. Work with us to give every person impacted by T1D the opportunity to learn, contribute, and accelerate research.
Patient Oriented Research
Connect1d Canada ensures that the values, needs, and preferences of people with lived experience are front and center. By co-creating Connect1d Canada with the diabetes community, we have built a platform for better participant engagement and retention than traditional research recruitment. This can ultimately lead to higher participant retention rates, better data quality, and improved outcomes for your research projects.
Accelerate Recruitment
Connect1d Canada rethinks traditional recruitment approaches and brings you the ability to rapidly recruit participants from across Canada. Once your study is posted, you will easily see who in the community is eligible to participate, and who is interested.
The Canadian Institute for Health Research
The Canadian Institute for Health Research has funded this project as part of the Diabetes Action Canada.
University Health Network
This initiative was designed and developed by the Centre for Global eHealth Innovation and University Health Network in Toronto, Canada.
Diabetes Action Canada
Diabetes Action Canada, a Strategic Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) program, made this project possible.
Strategic Patient-Oriented (SPOR) Network
Diabetes Action Canada received funding for this program as a CIHR Strategic Patient-Oriented (SPOR) Network in Chronic Disease.
Joe Cafazzo
Biomedical Engineer & Executive Director, eHealth Innovation at UHN
Cofounder
Bruce Perkins
Endocrinologist & Scientist
Cofounder
Kate Farnsworth
Advocate and Director of Nightscout
Caregiver, Cofounder
Gary Lewis
Endocrinologist & Scientist
Cofounder
Peter Senior
Endocrinologist & Scientist
Cofounder
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