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Looking for Participants: Seeking New Treatment for Diabetic Kidney Disease in Type 1 Diabetes
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a common consequence of type 1 diabetes (T1D). It occurs because diabetes damages blood vessels and other cells in the kidneys. It is detected by finding increased protein in the urine or loss of kidney function, and can ultimately lead to kidney failure that needs dialysis or kidney transplantation. One...
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Seeking Participants: Studying Pregnancy and People with Multiple Chronic Health Conditions
We want to learn more about pregnancy in people who have multiple long-term physical conditions (such as diabetes) or mental health conditions. We want to better understand people’s experiences of using health care during pregnancy. Why are we doing this research? In Ontario, about one out of every six pregnant people has more than one...
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Seeking Participants: People with Prediabetes and Mild Diabetes – Characteristics, Management and Outcomes
Purpose Diabetes is a global health challenge and can lead to serious health issues such as heart attacks, strokes, kidney damage, vision loss, and early death. In Canadian populations, diabetes is on the rise, especially type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is diagnosed when a person’s blood sugar level, measured by A1c, is 6.5% or...
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Seeking Trial Participants: Obesity Management for Kidney Transplantation in Type 2 Diabetes
In healthy individuals, blood sugars are controlled by a hormone called insulin, which lowers blood sugar levels. For people with type 2 diabetes, they can no longer produce or use enough insulin to control their blood sugars, which can lead to health complications such as nerve damage, sight loss, heart disease, kidney disease, anxiety, amputations,...