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Understanding the Concepts of Risk and Risk-Reduction
The internet and the media are filled with discussions of risk and phrases such as “high risk” and “low risk”. People with diabetes are described as being at high risk for serious long-term health problems. In addition, diabetes care is all about using therapies to reduce the risk of these problems. Unfortunately, concepts like risk,...
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Creating Comics to Support People With Type 2 Diabetes
Sometimes, a picture is worth a thousand words. Pictures can often share ideas, meaning, and feelings that words sometimes cannot express. Over the past four months, I have had the pleasure of working with patient partners and researchers to create a comic book showing the experience of someone starting a Type 2 diabetes remission program....
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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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Clinical Research for Non-researchers: Part 2
Part 2: Questions About the Future “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future”. This quote, attributed to baseball legend Yogi Berra, nicely captures the challenge faced by clinical researchers. Research is about creating new knowledge and insights. Clinical research is about creating new knowledge and insights focused on health. That means identifying, diagnosing,...