So where exactly is your money going?

Our first supported project is focused on enhancing our knowledge of the prevention, cure and management of diabetes related complications. Dr. Stewart, of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, is devising a strategy to prevent the progression of liver disease, which could help prevent type 2 diabetes. 

The second project enables people living with type 1 diabetes to live healthier, longer lives, with fewer medical complications. Dr. Remi Rabasa-Lhoret, of the Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, is developing a new technology called the ‘closed-loop system’, which acts as an external artificial pancreas. It is designed to automatically regulate glucose levels in people with type 1 diabetes, resulting in better glucose control, and in turn, healthier lives.