STRONGER TOGETHER — 2013 ANNUAL REPORT

stronger
together
ANNUAL REPORT
2013
““The
The Canadian Diabetes Association
has been my educator and helper since
my diagnosis in 1996. The Association’s
team supported me throughout my most
difficult and fearful years. When I was
most angry, they calmed my fears. This
support and sense of community has
helped me immensely as I manage the
disease. Now, I can share my knowledge
about staying healthy with others living
with type 2 diabetes.”
— CLAUDETTE LINDSAY, VOLUNTEER, DONOR
AND CARIBBEAN DIABETES COMMUNITY CHAPTER MEMBER
We’re leading the fight
against diabetes by helping
people with diabetes
live healthy lives while
we work to find a cure.
ANNUAL REPORT 2013
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A Message from
the Interim Chair of the Board
Leading the fight
Teamwork is critical in the fight against diabetes.
Members of our community share what being part
of the fight against diabetes means to them.
A Unique Community
Since joining the Canadian Diabetes Association, I have been
struck by the remarkable combination of contributors who
make up our team. We have leading health care professionals,
educators, advocates, scientists and people with diabetes all
actively working together as part of the Canadian Diabetes
Association – something that’s unique in the world.
This diversity of expertise adds enormously to the strength
of the Association and our power to improve life for
people living with diabetes.
Many team members are volunteers, including the 120 health
care professionals who contributed to our 2013 Clinical Practice
Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Diabetes
in Canada. This year, for the first time, they were joined on the
committee by people living with diabetes.
We also owe immense gratitude to our community volunteers,
fundraisers, corporate supporters and generous donors, who
make our work possible every day across Canada.
2012-2013 supporter highlights included:
• More than 20,000 volunteers in communities across Canada
helped raise $2,318,208 for research and program support
through our door-to-door community campaign.
• 1,277 volunteers supported 35 Diabetes Expo
community events that reached more than 7,380 people
affected by diabetes.
• 30 volunteers received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond
Jubilee Medal in recognition of their service to the Association.
The Association’s Board of Directors mirrors the Association’s
diverse community base. Coming from a variety of backgrounds,
including people living with diabetes, we share a commitment
to lead in governance best practices as we support our mission.
In June 2013, we were proud to see these efforts recognized
with the Imagine Canada Standards Program accreditation.
As an Association, we are stronger together, engaging people
living with and affected by diabetes, and working together with
volunteers, researchers, health care professionals, donors,
corporations, governments and communities to fight the
impact that the tsunami of diabetes is having on our lives.
• More than 111,000 new supporters (including volunteers,
fundraisers, donors and corporate supporters) from across
the country were welcomed between September 1, 2012,
and July 31, 2013.
Suzanne Deuel
Interim Chair of the Board of Directors
The Standards Programs Trustmark is a mark
of Imagine Canada used under licence by the
Canadian Diabetes Association.
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A Message from
the Interim President and CEO
United in
a Team Effort
Together With One Goal
Diabetes is a relentless disease – I know that on a very personal
level. The talented individuals who have helped the Canadian
Diabetes Association lead the fight against diabetes over the
past year bring together an extraordinary array of talents. All of
the people we serve, as well as our researchers, health care
professionals, and community leaders have been made stronger
by engaging with this remarkable team of staff and volunteers.
For people living with all types of diabetes, Association support
in 2012-2013 meant gaining the knowledge and guidance to
self-manage the disease through new tools, expos and new
peer support networks, an innovative community pilot program
called Live Well! Bien Vivre!, and travelling programs to reach
high-risk First Nations populations.
And for our research community, being part of the
Association team meant $7.2 million in 2013 funding for
109 ground-breaking projects.
Health care professionals gained updated best practices
in diabetes care through our 2013 publication of the Clinical
Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management
of Diabetes in Canada. It was one of the year’s highlights
for the entire community.
Our 2012-2014 strategic plan continues to guide us all toward
our common mission. Lead. Live. Cure. outlines a plan that
touches every aspect of our organization. It includes a focus
on improved productivity and efficiency, with investment in
new technology and continuous development of our people.
The plan’s focus on accountability and transparency saw
our cost-of-fundraising ratio reduced to almost 30 per cent.
In 2013, we became one of 43 Canadian charities to receive
Imagine Canada Standards Program accreditation, which
recognizes excellence in five areas: board governance,
financial accountability and transparency, fundraising,
staff management and volunteer management.
None of these achievements would have been possible without
the unwavering support of the Association’s dedicated staff
and volunteers, passionate fundraisers and generous donors.
I am inspired by their commitment and that of the people we
serve. We are – and will continue to be – stronger together.
In the following pages, you will learn more about the work we’re
doing with members of our diabetes community in the areas of
programs and services, research, professional education
and advocacy to support our Lead. Live.Cure. strategic plan.
Physicians, specialists and diabetes educators were
able to translate the Guidelines’ world-leading data and
recommendations into tools for everyday practices, with new
educational and training options for patients and professionals.
New programs included professional education webinars.
For advocates, the Association’s leadership, credibility
and support helped bring about the announcement of
government-funded insulin pump programs in Alberta
and Nova Scotia.
Doug Macnamara
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
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& Services
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Lead. Live. Cure. –
Stronger For The People We Serve
People living with diabetes are at the heart of our 2012-2014
strategic plan – Lead. Live. Cure. To help them improve their
self-management, specific goals were laid out for 2013
programs and services.
Targeted outcomes included:
• Improved confidence and motivation in establishing goals
for self-managing diabetes. Identified in conjunction with
a primary health care team, goals included developing a
personal diabetes management plan and using a workbook
or recording tool to keep track of food choices, carbohydrates,
medications, blood-glucose test results and more.
• Improved blood glucose control and A1C results.
• Behavioural changes related to carbohydrate counting and
food choices, regular exercise and regular blood testing.
• Quality of life. Successfully matching carbohydrates and
medications to activity levels for sustained high performance
at work or school, with family and for leisure activities.
“Through golf, I am interested in helping the Association
by educating today’s youth about diabetes.”
— DAVID MARKLE, VOLUNTEER AND CANADIAN GOLF
PROFESSIONAL, WHO LIVES WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES
““Working
Working together we can make
great strides in the prevention and
self-management of type 2 diabetes.
Collaboration is the basis of the
unique Live Well! Bien Vivre! program
and partnership. The communitybased health coach approach fits
with our focus on funding grassroots
initiatives that make a real difference
in the lives of individuals living
with diabetes.”
— PATTY FAITH, MEDAVIE
BLUE CROSS AND THE MEDAVIE
HEALTH FOUNDATION
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““By
By using proven programs in
New Brunswick communities and
providing health coaches for those
persons most at risk, the Live Well!
Bien Vivre! project will positively
impact population health and
decrease the associated costs
of disease complications.”
— DEBRA J. DICKESON,
NEW BRUNSWICK DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH / MINISTèRE DE SANTé
“The Live Well! Bien Vivre! program gave me
the encouragement and support to make the
decision to commit to a healthy lifestyle.”
— GWEN STEEVES
Working Together – Live Well! Bien Vivre!
Semi-retired nurse Gwen Steeves is one of many individuals
achieving healthier outcomes with help from Live Well! Bien Vivre! –
a new community–based approach to preventing and managing
type 2 diabetes.
Gwen signed up for the program because she found it difficult to
follow her diabetes management recommendations, even though
her health was suffering.
With the support of one of the program’s specially trained
regional health coaches, Claude Vautour, Gwen made an action
plan to get around the barriers to her health goals. She identified
stress as a major factor, and began incorporating breathing and
other exercises into her routine. After seeing health improvements,
including lowered blood glucose levels, Gwen focused on her eating
goals. With Claude’s support, she increased her vegetable intake
from almost zero to three to five servings a day.
“The program helped me find a new way of looking at things that had
seemed insurmountable,” she says. Today, Gwen continues to make
progress and is well on the road to successful self-management.
Thanks to a collaboration between the Medavie Health Foundation,
the Canadian Diabetes Association and the Government of New
Brunswick, Live Well! Bien Vivre! is an outstanding example of
community teamwork.
Diabetes is a life-threatening disease, with major potential
complications. But with improved self-management, it can
be better managed and people can live healthy, fulfilling lives.
With the help of health coaches who provide information and support,
Live Well! Bien Vivre! participants can reach their diverse goals, from
better diabetes self-management to realizing personal dreams.
“The Live Well! Bien Vivre! program in New
Brunswick is a tremendous opportunity
for people living with diabetes. The funding
and expertise provided by our two partners
will allow the Association to refine a new
behavioural approach that combines
personalized mentorship and access
to local services, resulting in long-term
lifestyle changes that may lead to better
diabetes management.”
— LISA MATTE, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, MARITIMES,
CANADIAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
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Programs & Services
Our D-Tour program welcomed
teens transitioning to adult care.
Twelve Summer D-Camps
welcomed campers from
across the country.
D-CAMPS
We introduced new
Leadership programs in
British Columbia and Alberta.
We introduced four new
Family Camp programs.
D-Camps – Creating Community
Alyssa Francis has been attending the
Canadian Diabetes Association’s Camp
Huronda since she was eight years old.
She is now 11 and continues to love
every minute of it. “Camp is the only
place where I feel really at home away
from home,” says Alyssa. “Everyone
there understands what it’s like to live
with type 1 diabetes.”
Alyssa learned to give herself insulin
injections for the first time at Camp
Huronda, one of the Association’s
12 D-Camps. The experience gave her
incredible confidence. When she is 16,
she hopes to become a counsellor there.
“I would love to help young kids with
diabetes learn to manage it the way
I did,” she says.
Counsellors and campers living with
type 1 diabetes, together with health
care professionals, create a community
that really works to improve young
people’s confidence and competence
in better managing their diabetes.
Alyssa’s mom, Moira, says, “It was the
first place that as parents we could leave
Alyssa and not have to worry about
her health. The fact that the camp has
doctors and nurses on duty 24 hours a
day allows for complete relief on my part.”
D-Camps offer young kids all across the
country the opportunity to spend time
with other kids with type 1 diabetes.
This is equally important for teens, who
are moving from pediatric to adult care.
Parents also gain valuable support as
part of the D-Camps community of
families living with diabetes.
PROGRAM MILESTONES
Online support is a hit – Diabetes
information webinars will start later this
year in the Prairies for people living
with diabetes, following an extremely
well-received pilot in Alberta and
Saskatchewan in 2013.
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One hundred per cent of the pilot
participants who responded to the
survey strongly agreed that the webinar
information was valuable and practical.
The same participants were also asked
to rank their preferred method of future
education, choosing between face-toface, video conference and the Internet.
Video conference and the Internet were
the top choices.
“Camp Huronda is one of the
few places where my daughter,
Alyssa, doesn’t stand out for
her diabetes; she stands out
for the awesome kid she is!”
— MOIRA FRANCIS
Based on these results, two series of webinars with
multi-session curriculum for improved diabetes
self-management will begin in early 2014. There will
be an interactive series for people living with type
1 diabetes, and one for people living with type 2
diabetes. They will be hosted by people living with
the disease, and will feature guest experts, engage
participant questions and provide real-life examples
people can apply to their own lives. Real people,
real diabetes challenges, really practical support
for improved self-management practices.
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Programs & Services
“My
“My support group helped me
understand my diabetes.”
— RUHINA
RuHINA BHALLOO
BHAllOO
Support Groups –
It’s Easier Together
Travelling Diabetes
Resource Program
Ruhina Bhalloo lived with diabetes for
14 years without understanding how to
manage the disease. Now, thanks
to the Association’s South Asian Peer
Support Group, she’s finally in control.
Diabetes is three to five times more
prevalent in First Nations communities.
To reach this high-risk population,
First Nations elders invested more
than 300 volunteer hours and visited
44 communities across Saskatchewan
through our Travelling Diabetes
Resource Program. The program
received support from the Saskatchewan
Lions Groups, Cameco Corporation,
and the Saskatchewan Indian
Gaming Association (SIGA).
“The group is amazing,” she says.
“Before I joined, my morning sugar levels
were 14, but I wasn’t ready to follow
my doctor’s advice to move to insulin.
I didn’t understand why I needed it or
what it was about.”
Ruhina says the group changed
everything. “The leaders helped me
understand diabetes. They made me feel
comfortable about insulin and they shared
information about self-management.”
In 2012-2013, Association volunteers
reached out to more than 1,200 First
Nations people, with educational
resources and motivating personal stories.
Support
support groups for people with
diabetes motivate and support
behavioural changes and improved
self-management. By bringing together
members of high-risk populations,
such as those of Aboriginal, Hispanic,
Asian, South
south Asian, or African descent,
we help them learn from each other.
She says she used to think medication
was the only thing that counted, but now
she’s much better informed and has
made healthy eating changes.
The results say it all for Ruhina: “My
morning sugar levels are down to seven.
They are finally behaving!”
More Effective Together
PROGRAM
Program MILESTONES
milestones (CONTINUED)
(ContinUeD)
• Are You at Risk? This cross-Canada
public awareness initiative employed
a questionnaire to raise awareness of
diabetes risk factors and screening.
• More than 650 volunteers were
trained and ready to deliver Learning
Series presentations to individuals
and groups in workplaces and
community settings.
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• Four new Family Camp programs
were introduced; 12 Summer
D-Camps welcomed almost
1,400 campers; our D-Tour program
saw 70 teen participants transitioning
to adult care; new Leadership
programs in British Columbia
and Alberta welcomed 60 teen
participants; D-Camps Facebook
groups launched.
• More than 100 Greater Toronto Area
(GTA) community diabetes chapter
meetings and events were held
in 2013, including four expos with
more than 2,000 participants. New
community chapters included
the University of Toronto, Iranian,
South Asian and Brampton,
bringing the GTA total to 13.
MORE
THAN
135,000
people attended more than 1,000
Canadian Diabetes Association expos, health
fairs, presentations and information sessions
held across Canada in the past year.
Corporate Partnership –
10th Annual Aboriginal Gathering
The North West Company Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, was the site of this important day-long conference in
The North West Company has been
an Association partner for many years
and, through their Northern Stores and
NorthMart brands, has partnered with
the Canadian Diabetes Association
to deliver community-run events and
healthy food recipes in more than
30 northern communities.
The North West Company and the
Association continue to work on the
development of this program that will
eventually be made available in all
133 northern communities in which
the company works.
“At The North West Company we are
committed to promoting healthy living
because we recognize that many
diseases, like diabetes, can be significantly
reduced or managed through better
nutrition and increased physical activity,”
says Edward S. Kennedy, President
and CEO, The North West Company.
May 2013 that focused on diabetes awareness, healthy living and managing or
preventing diabetes among this high-risk population. More than 300 people attended,
including Patrina Nanaquwetung; many came from distant communities.
Patrina Nanaquwetung’s family history includes diabetes. She lives with prediabetes,
and developed gestational diabetes during her pregnancies. Patrina wanted to attend
the gathering to learn more about the disease and how she could start to make small
changes in her lifestyle now to try and prevent or delay the onset of diabetes. “I found
the Aboriginal Gathering so useful,” she says. “There is a sense in my community that
everyone will get diabetes and you will become very sick. It was great to see that people
want to learn more about diabetes, and find out what they can do to be healthier.”
Here’s what Patrina learned:
“I knew that pop was bad for you before, but didn’t realize just how bad and how much
sugar there is in it. Since the gathering we have all cut back on pop and are trying to
drink more mineral or flavoured water instead.
“I am more aware of my high blood pressure since the gathering. I get it tested on a
regular basis now.
“I am more aware of my risk of diabetes and the importance of being screened regularly
for diabetes to try to get it detected early to help minimize complications in the long run.”
The Canadian Diabetes Association is grateful for the support it receives
from companies across the country. Whether hosting an event, encouraging
employee volunteerism or providing much-needed financial support, you make
a significant impact on the lives of more than nine million Canadians living with
diabetes or prediabetes.
FUTURE GOALS
• We are conducting an inventory
of food skills programs in
New Brunswick to see what is
available and to provide support
where it’s needed.
• We will grow year-round
programming and support for our
extended D-Camps families with
new Family Camp programs and an
expanded D-Tour program for teens.
• Our telephone-based peer support
pilot program will enhance the social
and emotional support networks that
help people manage and live well
with their diabetes.
• We are adding new community
diabetes chapters in the GTA,
including Ryerson University, Italian
and African groups. With our partner,
Self-Help Resource Centre, training
will be provided for volunteers to
start and facilitate groups.
• Enhanced collaboration with Loblaw
Companies Ltd., The North West
Company, major employers and more
to enhance the Canadian Diabetes
Association’s support for people
living with diabetes and their ability
to self-manage the disease.
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Research
How Do You Fight Diabetes?
Dr. Jill Hamilton gained personal
experience of type 2 diabetes during
her medical training, as she helped
her grandfather learn to self-manage
the disease.
Keen to make a difference earlier in
people’s lives, she joined the division of
endocrinology at Toronto’s Hospital for
Sick Children (SickKids).
Today, Dr. Hamilton builds on these two
experiences as she leads an Associationfunded team that’s shedding light on
why some babies may be at greater
risk for obesity and diabetes later in life.
The ground-breaking study is entitled
Epigenetic Changes in DNA of Infants
Exposed to Gestational Diabetes in
Utero. It is based on the notion that being
exposed to a mother’s blood glucose
(sugar) during pregnancy might cause
changes in how a baby’s DNA is turned
on or off, changing how blood glucose
and insulin are regulated.
“I am seeing children in my practice who
are developing type 2 diabetes at an
increasingly early age,” says Dr. Hamilton,
who is also a senior associate scientist at
the Research Institute at The Hospital for
Sick Children, and an associate professor
at the University of Toronto. “By gaining
a better understanding of the patterns
of genes that are turned on or off and
the relationship to pathways affecting
glucose metabolism, we will have a
deeper understanding of why gestational
diabetes increases this risk in babies.
This information will let us develop more
intervention opportunities to cut risks and
promote healthy living for children and
adults too.”
Association-funded research teams are at
the heart of the fight against diabetes, and are
the cornerstone of support for people living
with the disease. Since the establishment of
the Charles H. Best Research Fund in 1975,
the Association has invested more than
$120 million in research grants and awards.
Dr. Jill Hamilton and members of her research team
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2013
more than
$120 million
invested in research grants
and awards
As a leading supporter of diabetes
research in Canada, each year the
Canadian Diabetes Association funds
Canada’s most renowned scientists and
clinicians, like those featured this year.
Their interests are diverse, but their goals
are the same – to improve the lives of
people living with diabetes and to find
a cure. We applaud all the scientists on
our team for their inspired achievements,
and thank our generous supporters for
making their work possible.
“With better understanding of how gestational diabetes
affects babies during development, we can really alter
the potential of a child’s risk of later-life diabetes.”
— DR. JILL HAMILTON, MD, FRCPC, ENDOCRINOLOGIST,
THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN
““We’ve
We’ve known for some time that type 2 diabetes is caused by a combination of
genetic and behavioural factors. We concentrated a lot of energy on addressing
behaviour because we thought the genes were set in stone. Dr. Hamilton’s
research turns that notion on its ear, showing that the genetic risk of the disease
is not only based on fixed DNA sequences but on changes to genes due to
environmental exposure in utero. The Association is delighted to be able to
support the work of researchers like Dr. Hamilton and many others who not
only have the discipline and dedication to move science forward in logical
incremental steps, but also the courage and audacity to make a big leap
forward in our understanding.”
— DR. JAN HUX, CHIEF SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR, CANADIAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
Dr. Jan Hux
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Research
21 new
operating
grants
15 new
personnel
awards
$7.2
million
Funding
73 ongoing
projects
toward research
funding
Team Focuses on Whole Family
Diabetes Prevention
Could Aboriginal Comminity Control
Cut Diabetes Rates?
Re-growing Nerves to Reverse Hand
and Foot Damage
Families often share lifestyle habits. If a
mother has gestational diabetes, could
her child and its father be at increased
risk of type 2 diabetes? Could improved
habits reduce the risk?
Many First Nations communities have
higher rates of diabetes, yet some
communities seem to be protected.
Led by Dr. Ellen Toth of the University of
Alberta, a team is examining whether this
protection may be due to a community’s
degree of control over their way of life,
including maintaining traditional values.
Diabetic neuropathy is a common
complication that involves damage to
nerves in the hands and feet.
Dr. Kaberi Dasgupta and her team
from the Research Institute of McGill
University Health Centre will analyse three
Quebec databases to try to answer these
important questions in a study entitled
Gestational Diabetes – A Diabetes
Risk Indicator in Father and Child? The
results could lead to diabetes prevention
methods that focus on the entire family.
Entitled Diabetes and Self-Determination
in Alberta Communities, this compelling
study will assess whether greater
control by a community or nation over
its members is related to lower diabetes
rates. If so, communities may be able
to use this information to protect their
members’ health.
In a study entitled Diabetes and Skin
Sensation, Dr. Douglas Zochodne and
his team at the University of Calgary have
found that very low levels of insulin can
help skin nerve fibres re-grow. They are
investigating whether re-growth, as
a result of insulin and other growth
factors in the body, can help improve
numbness and wound healing. These
findings could result in new ways to stop
or reverse diabetic neuropathy.
RESEARCH MILESTONES
Dr. Ellen Toth
Dr. Kaberi Dasgupta
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Dr. Douglas Zochodne
In 2013, 21 new operating grants
and 15 new personnel awards were
added to our 73 ongoing funded
projects, for a total investment
of $7.2 million toward research
funding. Funded areas included
genetics, obesity, complications,
pathophysiology, prevention and
management, and the search
for new treatments.
Our Diabetes Educator
Section Celebrates 40 Years!
The Diabetes Educator Section (DES) is
a multidisciplinary professional section
of the Canadian Diabetes Association.
It leads, advocates for and supports
excellence in diabetes education for
health care professionals and people
living with diabetes.
The section started in 1972, when
educators from the Tri-Hospital Education
Centre invited fellow dietitians, nurses
and social workers to meet once a month
for lunch and to hear speakers and
exchange ideas. The group was named
The Association of Diabetes Educators.
In 1974, a steering committee chaired
by Isabel Lockerbie launched the
Professional Health Workers Section
(PHWS). It was renamed the Diabetes
Educator Section (DES) of the Canadian
Diabetes Association in 1987. DES gained
early renown for the high standards it
set within the diabetes community. In
1980, the section published the first
Standards and Guidelines for Diabetes
Education in Canada.
Today, the section’s many important
contributions include the leadership of the
annual Canadian Diabetes Association/
Canadian Society of Endocrinology and
Metabolism (CDA/CSEM) professional
conference, and the management of the
Standards Recognition Program and
The Diabetes Communicator newsletter
for DES members.
Timeline
1953: Canadian Diabetes
Association is established.
1973: The Association of Diabetes
Educators is formed.
1974: The first Annual General
Meeting and Conference is held
in Orillia, Ont. The Professional
Health Workers Section (PHWS) is
conceived by a steering committee
chaired by Isabel Lockerbie.
1976: The first issue of
Beta Release is published.
1983: Membership reaches
753 members.
1987: The PHWS name is changed
to the Diabetes Educator Section.
1988: First edition of the
Diabetes Quarterly is published.
1992: The first Canadian Diabetes
Association Clinical Practice
Guidelines are published.
1993: Beta Release changes its
name to the Canadian Journal of
Diabetes Care, and the first joint
meeting of DES and C&SS is held.
2013: A joint vascular conference
will bring together delegates from
the Canadian Cardiovascular
Congress, the Canadian Diabetes
Association/Canadian Society
of Endocrinology & Metabolism
Professional Conference, the
Canadian Stroke Congress and
the Canadian Hypertension
Congress. The fifth edition of the
Canadian Diabetes Association
Clinical Practice Guidelines are
published and the Canadian
Journal of Diabetes becomes
indexed in MEDLINE.
2006: Diabetes Quarterly
changes its name to The Diabetes
Communicator.
2002: The members-only
section of the Canadian Diabetes
Association website is launched.
The Canadian Journal of Diabetes
Care changes its name to
Canadian Journal of Diabetes.
1997: The first joint DES and C&SS
Conference and Annual General
Meeting is held in London, Ont.
DES events feature guest speakers, award presentations
and local cultural celebrations.
FUTURE GOALS
In fall 2013, the Association will present
a new research strategic plan to the
Association’s Board of Directors.
This will outline our plans to measure
the impact of all types of diabetes
research, including foundational, clinical,
population and health, and health
services research. The Association
team will then begin working on a
comprehensive research impact report.
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National Diabetes
Trust & Clothesline
®
It’s Win-Win For The Whole Team
Diabetes is a disease Meagan Abbott
knew about while growing up, thanks
to educational programs in her school
and local events put on by the Canadian
Diabetes Association. However, it became
personal three years ago when she was
diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age
of 24. “It was quite a surprise at that age.
No one in my family has type 1, though
my grandfather has type 2,” she says.
The Canadian Diabetes Association
website was her “go-to tool.” She found
tips, information, recipes and articles that
helped her adjust to the diagnosis and
deal with it positively and hopefully. But
she didn’t stop there. “When the reality
settled in, I set out to find some way that I
could contribute to diabetes research and
bring us closer to a cure,” she says.
Meagan recalled seeing Clothesline bins
in Calgary, and decided to introduce the
program to Fort McMurray, Alta., which
she now calls home. “I want to be a part of
the cure, to speed it up if I can,” she says.
“Clothesline is a great way to get involved!”
Meagan put together a team of five
volunteers (along with their spouses) who
spend a few hours each week moving
bags of used clothing from the Clothesline
bin to a storage unit. “Every one of them
can name a close friend or family member
with either type 1 or 2,” she says. “It’s
incredible how many people are touched
by this disease.”
Just as incredible is the community’s
response. “We empty the bin daily and
each day it is full,” says Meagan, who
started the program in November 2011,
and has raised more than $17,000.
Clothesline thanks partners like the
Regional Municipality of Halton in
Ontario for providing an annual
Non-Profit Diversion Credit for Reuse
Subsidy. Each year in Halton Region,
Clothesline diverts approximately
one million kilograms of clothing
and household items from landfill.
This translates into a savings of
16 million kWh of energy and reduces
our donors’ carbon footprint by
2.2 million kilograms of CO2 emissions.
This energy savings is enough to
power more than a thousand
households for an entire year.
Raising funds and awareness about
diabetes has become Meagan’s passion:
she and a friend hosted a fundraising
party last summer, and this fall, she will
be participating in her first Freedom
Run event. “My goal is to raise as much
funds as possible for diabetes research.
It’s also exciting to meet other people
who have a similar passion for the cause!”
Fill A Truck grand prize winner Stephanie Snyder
MILESTONES
• Clothesline collected 48 million
kilograms of donated clothing, small
household items and electronics in 2012.
• Diversion of these items from Canadian
landfill reduced the carbon footprint
of our donors by 120 million kilograms
of CO2 emissions. This energy savings
is equivalent to driving a compact car
around the globe 43,000 times, planting
8.6 million trees or providing power to
49,000 households for an entire year.
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• Clothesline has been recognized and
commended by the Federal Ministry
of the Environment since 2009 for
giving Canadians environmentally
responsible ways to donate that help
to improve the lives of Canadians
with diabetes or prediabetes.
• Clothesline visited two million Canadians
in the past year, providing free pick-up of
clothing, and household and electronic
items. New donation bins were added
in many communities for a total of
2,030 bins across the country.
“I set out to find some way that
I could contribute to diabetes
research. Clothesline is a
great way to get involved.”
— MEAGAN ABBOTT
Clothesline visits
2 million
households a year,
picking up donations of gently used
clothing, small household items
and electronics. These donations
translate into funding that goes
toward the Association’s research,
education and advocacy programs.
Across Canada in municipalities like Halton Region, the Canadian
Diabetes Association is leading the fight against diabetes by helping
people with diabetes live healthy lives while we work to find a cure.
This fight is made possible in part through strong alliances and through
the generosity of partners, such as the Regional Municipality of Halton.
Specifically, the Association is supported annually through Halton
Region’s Non-Profit Diversion Credit for Reuse Subsidy.
Each year in Halton Region, Clothesline diverts approximately one million
kilograms of clothing and household items from landfill. This translates into
a savings of 16 million kWh of energy and reduces our donors’ carbon
footprint by 2.2 million kilograms of CO2 emissions. This energy savings
is enough to power more than a thousand households for an entire year.
When donating to Clothesline, you are not only helping the more than
nine million Canadians living with diabetes or prediabetes, but also
helping the environment.
FUTURE GOALS
• Clothesline’s In The Bag program
added more school involvement
and participation from community
organizations like Lions Clubs. This
innovative program continues to
provide schools with an educational
vehicle to raise funds that support
school programs and events, while
helping the Association preserve the
environment and improve the lives of
Canadians living with diabetes.
• Clothesline customer service
agents spoke to more than
10 million Canadians in the past
year. Campaigns such as the third
annual Fill A Truck event in May 2013
emphasized the grassroots nature
of Clothesline, with 75 individual
community events held on one day
from coast-to-coast.
In 2014, a National Clothesline fleet
rebrand will be phased in. Events will be
held in 2014 to lead up to the program’s
30th anniversary in 2015.
As part of the National Diabetes Trust,
Clothesline is committed to reducing
costs and adding new revenue
streams to make responsible use of
donor dollars. Our donors make an
extraordinary contribution to our worldleading diabetes research, education
and advocacy in the drive to find a cure.
ANNUAL REPORT 2013
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Professional
Education
Together For Diabetes Control
The publication in April of the Canadian Diabetes Association
2013 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and
Management of Diabetes in Canada was one of the highlights
of the past year for the entire diabetes community.
The Guidelines represent the best and most current evidencebased clinical practice data for health care professionals. They
have been rated as among the best in the world, and support
the Association’s status as a global leader in diabetes care,
management and prevention.
But behind their impressive credentials, Dr. Alice Cheng, chair
of the 2013 Guidelines, describes simple goals and down-toearth healthy outcomes. She shares the story of one of her
patients, who arrived for an appointment with an article torn
from a Chinese language newspaper. He explained that he
wanted Dr. Cheng to see the Guideline’s new A.B.C.D.E.S.
recommendations in the article. Unknown to the patient, the
physician interviewed in the article was Dr. Cheng herself,
using her Chinese name.
“We’re translating information into ways that
the patient and health care provider can share.”
— DR. ALICE CHENG, CHAIR,
2013 CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES
MILESTONES
• The 2013 Clinical Practice Guidelines
messages reached Canadians all
across the country and in a variety of
languages thanks to media coverage
in national, regional, local and ethnic
media with their publication in April.
• More than 75 Continuing Medical
Education (CME) events for family
physicians were held across Canada
to educate them about implementing
the 2013 Guidelines recommendations
to improve the quality of care for
people living with diabetes.
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• Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose
(SMBG) tools for people living
with diabetes and health care
professionals were introduced.
• A range of professional physical
activity workshops and counselling
sessions were introduced in
partnership with the Lawson
Foundation. More than
2,000 diabetes educators across
Canada have been trained.
more than
2,300 delegates
attended the 2012 conference
IN SURVEY FEEDBACK
more
than
95%
Dr. Cheng says it was so satisfying to see
her patient taking control of his diabetes.
“For every individual like him, there are
many more,” she says. They are sharing
knowledge with their primary health care
providers and diabetes educators in
ways that weren’t possible before.”
Funding for the development of the
Guidelines was provided by Novo Nordisk
Canada Inc., Eli Lilly Canada Inc.,
Merck Canada Inc., Bristol-Myers
Squibb and AstraZeneca, and Novartis
Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.
more
than
81%
more
than
92%
they would ✓ said the quality ✓ said it met their
✓ said
professional needs
recommend the
of the conference
conference to
colleagues
was above average
or excellent
15th Annual Canadian Diabetes Association/
Canadian Society of Endocrinology and
Metabolism (CDA/CSEM) Professional
Conference and Annual Meetings
Funding for dissemination and
implementation was provided by
Janssen Inc., Novo Nordisk Canada Inc.,
Boehringer Ingelheim Canada /Eli Lilly
Canada Alliance, Sanofi Canada,
Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca,
Merck Canada Inc., Takeda Canada Inc.,
and MEDEC (Diabetes Committee).
The Canadian Diabetes Association
thanks these organizations and our
generous donors for their commitment
to diabetes in Canada.
FUTURE GOALS
2013 Guidelines dissemination
and implementation will continue
over the next two years. Interactive
decision-support tools and team-based
workshops for diabetes health care
providers will simplify assessment and
personalize diabetes management and
care. The goal: fewer complications and
fewer barriers to care for people living
with diabetes, who will be able to work
with their health care providers using
updated tools as a part of individualized
diabetes education sessions.
Dr. Catherine Yu, Chair, 2013 Clinical Practice
Guidelines Dissemination and Implementation Committee
Vascular 2013: Coming Together
for Vascular Health The CDA/CSEM
Professional Conference will join forces
with the Canadian Cardiovascular
Congress, the Canadian Stroke Congress,
Hypertension Canada Congress, and the
Heart and Stroke Foundation in Montreal
in October. People with diabetes are at
high risk of heart and stroke disease.
The potential benefits for our community
are enormous. This event is an
opportunity for community building
and knowledge exchange.
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Advocacy
The Diabetes Charter For Canada
This grassroots initiative will serve as an important advocacy tool for the Association.
The Charter will provide all levels of government with a standard of equity to ensure
that people living with diabetes have comparable access to diabetes care, programs
and services, medications, devices, education and other supports. These standards
will provide indicators to assess governments’ performance in providing care
for people living with diabetes. The charter will be a guide for individuals and the
Association to advocate on behalf of all people living with the disease, and enhance
the accountability of governments and service providers to people whose lives are
affected by diabetes.
The Diabetes Charter is being developed through:
• A literature review and environmental scan of international and national charters
• A panel from the diabetes community, including people living with the disease,
caregivers and health care providers
• An expert advisory committee
• Four consultative workshops and a survey of people living with diabetes, health
care providers, government representatives and other health charities, who helped
develop draft content by identifying key expectations and obligations, and indicators
to measure progress in diabetes care
• Canadian Diabetes Association Board and Executive Leadership Team dialogue
Strengthening Skills
Through Training
Empowering advocates to confidently
engage with government officials, key
policy makers, and the media is the
cornerstone of our success.
2012-2013 training initiatives included:
• Social media training was offered
to Association advocates in regions
across Canada for the first time
• Saskatchewan volunteer training days
to prepare for the November 2012
Diabetes Day in the Legislature
• Volunteers in both British Columbia
and Nova Scotia received advocate
training to prepare for elections in
these provinces in 2013. Volunteers
in Ontario also received this training
in anticipation of a forthcoming
election in this province as well.
Through listening to this input from valuable stakeholders, we will be stronger
together in our advocacy work.
Nova Scotia student Avery Bussey attended the government’s
announcement of a publicly funded insulin pump program in the province.
MILESTONES
FUTURE GOALS
• A $5-million commitment was made by
the Alberta government for a publicly
funded insulin pump program.
• Advocate to governments to follow
the new Diabetes Charter to ensure
accountability to people living with
diabetes by providing the support they
need to manage their disease.
• An insulin pump program investment of
$5.3 million a year was pledged by the
Nova Scotia government.
• During the 2013 election campaign
in British Columbia, more than
700 letters highlighting the needs
of people living with diabetes were
sent by diabetes advocates to
Member of the Legislative
Assembly (MLA) candidates.
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• Provide patient input to government
bodies reviewing diabetes medications
for listing on drug plan formularies. We
will ensure these important decisions
consider the real-life experiences of
people living with diabetes.
Many Voices As One
British Columbia resident and volunteer,
Tanyss Christie, doesn’t have to look
far to know who she is fighting for in the
battle against diabetes. After living with
type 1 diabetes for almost 30 years, she
now advocates passionately on behalf
of her five-year-old daughter, Avery,
who was diagnosed with the disease at
22 months old, as well as other children
and families with diabetes.
Tanyss says the cost burden of diabetes
on families in B.C. is tremendous. “Insulin
pump assistance therapy ends at 18
years old here,” says Tanyss. “This is such
a trying financial stage for young adults,
and the cost of a replacement pump can
be $7,000 or more. Not being able to
continue with insulin pumps can result
in poor health outcomes and higher
long-term costs. It doesn’t make sense.”
In Canada, government coverage of
diabetes medications, devices and
supplies varies across provinces,
leaving people living with diabetes to
assume the burden of some costs
for these supports.
As part of her advocacy efforts in the
past year, Tanyss addressed Members
of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in
Victoria, B.C., and plans to continue
the fight for expanded insulin pump
funding and for consistency of
care across Canada.
“It’s not a disease where you can just
take a pill and it will get better,” says
Tanyss. “Diabetes is not going away.
Everyone needs to get on board.”
Tanyss is one of the many inspired
advocates who is helping define the
Canadian Diabetes Association as the
voice of people living with diabetes.
Years of dedicated efforts by our
Alberta and Nova Scotia advocates paid
off in 2013 with the announcement of
publicly funded insulin pump programs
in both provinces. This success follows
new insulin pump programs in 2012 in
Manitoba and New Brunswick.
P.E.I. remains the sole province
without a provincially supported
program. The government recently
passed a unanimous motion in the
house calling for a Diabetes Action
Plan. This included the call for an
insulin pump program. Expectations
are high that we will see this priority
achieved within the year.
“I’m fighting for my daughter, Avery, and all young
children with diabetes because they deserve a
healthy and carefree future.”
— TANYSS CHRISTIE
• Work on a government insulin pump
program in P.E.I.
• Raise awareness about the
challenges faced by kids with
diabetes in school, and their families
with a national Kids in School
campaign. Association staff and
volunteers will advocate for provinces
to establish a comprehensive policy
that ensures students with diabetes
can participate fully in all aspects
of school life.
Complications account for more than
80 per cent of diabetes costs. These
could be reduced if Canada had a more
comprehensive strategy for people living
with diabetes that’s aimed at reducing the
severity of disease, including delaying or
avoiding diabetes complications.
Dedicated advocates, such as Colin Mallet and
Nel Peach (who was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II
Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2013 for her service
to the Association), support the fight against diabetes.
ANNUAL REPORT 2013
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Board of Directors
Executive Team
Suzanne Deuel
Interim Chair and Secretary
Doug Macnamara
Interim President and
Chief Executive Officer
David Butler
Jan Cochrane
Maureen Kotopski
Ram Krishna
Donald D. Mann, Past Chair
Jim Newton
Dr. Jay Silverberg
Michael Swartz
Walter Kurz
Chief Financial Officer and
Vice President, Shared Services
Jovita Sundaramoorthy
Vice President, Research and Education
Mapy Villaudy
Vice President,
Fund Development and Marketing
Dr. Jan Hux
Chief Scientific Advisor
Nigel Carpenter
Chief Information Officer
Aileen Leo
Executive Director,
Government Relations and Public Affairs
Jim Casey
Executive Director, Field Operations
Andrew Young
Acting Executive Director,
Programs, Services and Partnerships
Janelle Robertson
General Manager,
National Diabetes Trust
Kelvin Tran
Dr. Bruce Verchere
Council of Regions Members
PACIFIC AREA
Fraser Valley
Dr. Parmjit Sohal
Vancouver Coastal
Colin Mallet
Northern British Columbia and Yukon
Richard LeFebvre
Manitoba and Nunavut
Karen Omichinski
Northern Saskatchewan
Peter Dickinson
Southern Saskatchewan
Clinton Davies, Georgia Joorisity
ONTARIO AREA
North West Ontario
Mark Gleeson
(replaced John Trevisanutto)
South East Ontario
Jim Young
Eastern Ontario
Tom Herbert
Vancouver Island
Chuck Pusateri
Central East Ontario
Glen Heatherington
South West Ontario
Susan Harris
Interior British Columbia
Nel Peach
Central South Ontario
Michael Swartz
ATLANTIC AREA
PRAIRIES AREA
Central West Ontario
Johanne Fortier
Northern Alberta and
Northwest Territories
Farah Ahmad
Southern Alberta
Philip Bobawsky
(replaced Doug Macnamara)
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Greater Toronto
Diana Provenzano
North East Ontario
Franca Cavaliere, Laura Fryia
Nova Scotia
Brian Wentzell
New Brunswick
Roxanne Watson
Prince Edward Island
Wendy-Sue DeBoer
Newfoundland and Labrador
Dawn Gallant
Financials
2013 Canadian Diabetes Association Financial Summary
CANADIAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
Revenue Pie Charts
REVENUE BY SOURCE
SUPPORT FROM THE PUBLIC BY SOURCE
HOW THE FUNDS ARE USED
ANNUAL REPORT 2013
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Financials
Report of the Independent Auditor on the Summary Financial Statements
To the Members of
Canadian Diabetes Association
The accompanying summary financial statements, which comprise
the summary statements of financial position as at August 31, 2013,
August 31, 2012, and September 1, 2011, the summary statements
of revenue and expenses for the years ended August 31, 2013,
and August 31, 2012, and the related note, are derived from the
audited financial statements of Canadian Diabetes Association
(the “Association”) for the years ended August 31, 2013 and
August 31, 2012. We expressed a qualified audit opinion on those
financial statements in our report dated October 10, 2013.
The summary financial statements do not contain all the
disclosures required by Canadian generally accepted accounting
principles. Reading the summary financial statements, therefore,
is not a substitute for reading the audited financial statements
of the Association.
MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THE SUMMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Management is responsible for the preparation of a summary
of the audited financial statements in accordance with the
basis described in Note 1 to the summary financial statements.
AUDITOR’S RESPONSIBILITY
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the summary financial
statements based on our procedures, which were conducted
in accordance with Canadian Auditing Standard (“CAS”) 810,
“Engagements to Report on Summary Financial Statements.”
OPINION
In our opinion, the summary financial statements derived from
the audited financial statements of the Association for the years
ended August 31, 2013 and August 31, 2012 present a fair summary
of those financial statements on the basis described in Note 1.
However, the summary financial statements are impacted, to the
same extent as the audited financial statements, by the possible
effects of the limitation in scope of our audit of the audited financial
statements of the Association for the years ended August 31, 2013
and August 31, 2012.
Our qualified opinion on the audited financial statements is
described in our report dated October 10, 2013, and indicated that
the Association, in common with many not-for-profit organizations,
derives revenue from donations and fundraising activities, the
completeness of which is not susceptible to satisfactory audit
verification. Accordingly, verification of these revenues was limited
to the amounts recorded in the records of the Association and
we were not able to determine whether any adjustments might be
necessary to individual giving and direct marketing, and events
revenue, excess of revenue over expenses, and cash flows from
operations for the years ended August 31, 2013 and 2012, and
current assets and fund balances as at August 31, 2013, August
31, 2012 and September 1, 2011. Our qualified opinion states that,
except for the possible effects of the described matter, those
financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the
financial position of the Association as at August 31, 2013,
August 31, 2012 and September 1, 2011, and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for the years ended August 31, 2013
and August 31, 2012 in accordance with Canadian accounting
standards for not-for-profit organizations.
Chartered Professional Accountants, Chartered Accountants
Licensed Public Accountants
October 10, 2013
SUMMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Summary statements of financial position
as at August 31, 2013, August 31, 2012 and September 1, 2011
(In thousands of dollars)
August 31,
2013
August 31,
2012
September 1,
2011
$
$
$
Assets
Cash and investments
Restricted cash and investments
Capital assets
Other assets
Amount due from National Diabetes Trust
14,216
4,746
3,513
3,620
3,619
16,743
5,401
1,628
3,943
2,854
16,975
5,083
2,238
6,214
-
Total assets
29,714
30,569
30,510
4,503
5,271
7,747
2,138
3,733
5,429
10,068
1,867
4,658
5,103
11,170
2,220
Total liabilities
19,659
21,097
23,151
Fund balances
10,055
9,472
7,359
Total liabilities and fund balances
29,714
30,569
30,510
Liabilities and fund balances
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Research grants and personnel awards payable
Deferred revenue
Other liabilities
The above information has been extracted and summarized from the complete 2013 audited financial statements.
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SUMMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Summary statements of revenue and expenses
years ended August 31, 2013 and August 31, 2012
(In thousands of dollars)
Revenue
Support from the public
Individual giving and direct marketing
Income from National Diabetes Trust
Bequests
Corporate giving
Events
Gaming
Car recycling
Clothesline operations
Government health programs
Services
Support from other charities and charitable foundations
Administrative services and interest - National Diabetes Trust
Government grants
Other income
Expenses
Programs
Services
Research
Government health programs
Support
Fundraising
Administration
Excess of revenue over expenses for the year
2013
2012
$
$
10,213
8,859
8,103
5,794
4,287
190
62
-
10,698
5,873
6,558
6,280
3,993
225
97
11,454
37,508
4,868
3,563
2,558
1,348
1,107
795
45,178
7,749
4,571
2,535
799
1,359
1,426
51,747
63,617
20,942
7,160
4,902
21,724
7,099
7,776
33,004
36,599
12,208
6,000
20,625
5,433
18,208
26,058
51,212
62,657
535
960
The above information has been extracted and summarized from the complete 2013 audited financial statements.
NOTES TO THE SUMMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2013 and 2012
1. Basis of the summary financial statements
The Canadian Diabetes Association (the “Association”) has prepared these summary financial statements to be included as part
of their annual report.
The criteria applied by management in the preparation of these summary financial statements are as follows:
(a) the information in the summary financial statements is in agreement with the related information in the audited financial statements;
(b) a summary statement of cash flows has not been presented, as the relevant information can be obtained from the audited financial
statements; and
(c) the summary financial statements contain the information necessary to avoid distorting or obscuring matters disclosed in the
related audited financial statements, including the notes thereto.
The audited financial statements can be obtained from the Association.
2. National Diabetes Trust
On January 1, 2012, the Association transferred its Clothesline operations to the National Diabetes Trust, which was established to
develop, invest and operate the Clothesline operations. The Trustee of the National Diabetes Trust is the National Diabetes Trustee
Corp., a Canadian resident not-for-profit corporation without share capital established to carry out the fiduciary responsibilities of the
National Diabetes Trust. The Trustee is controlled by the Association, since the Association determines its projects and direction.
The assets and liabilities of the Association’s Clothesline operations as at January 1, 2012 were transferred from the Association to the
National Diabetes Trust at their carrying amounts as at that date.
The income and capital beneficiary of the National Diabetes Trust is the Association, and the Trustee is required to transfer the net
income of the National Diabetes Trust to the benefit of the Association in each year.
ANNUAL REPORT 2013
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Donor Listing
Thank You for Your Support
We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all those who made
donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association during the period of
September 1, 2012, to August 31, 2013. We are extremely grateful for
your commitment and ongoing support.
Thank you to the
members of the
Banting Circle for their
generous support.
George Abakhan,
CA, CIRP
Connie Abram
Dale Alderson
Barry Allan
John Allan
Mary-Louise
Anderson
Gerry Anderson
Frank & Sally
Andrade
Paul Antony
Sherwin Atienza
Andrew Au &
Mabel Chiu
Frederic Ayacha
Dale Babiuk
Shawn Backes
Kent Bacon
Jean Bain
Brian Baker
Sheryl Baker
Steven Baldwin
Arthur Bargen
Frank Barnard
Dorothy Barnett
Robert & Francine
Barrett
Annemarie Baxter
Chris & Nancy Blight
Arnold Blight
Ronald Bodnar
Christina Boggan
Greg & Betty Bond
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Paul Boothe
Willy & Patricia Bos
In Memory of
Sheila Anne
Naomi Boyd
Donald Bradford
Conrad Braunwarth
Serge Briere
Chris Brodeur
James Bromley
Audrey Brummitt
Jean L. Bruneau
Michelle Burjaw
William Burns
Bruce Burnyeat
Donald Byrne
Aaron Campbell
Michael Carmichael
Debbie Carson
Barbara Carstensen
Peter Casey
Jim Casey
James Castelli
Christina Cavanagh
Una Chamandy
Carlos & May Chan
Larry Chapman
Yvon Chartrand
Gerald & Frances
Chaulk
Sylvia Chiang
George Chiu
James Chmilar
Deuel Chuang
John & Pattie
Cleghorn
The Cleghorn Family
William Clifford
Jason & Bari Cloth
Nigel Coe
CANADIAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
Kevin Colleaux
Dorne Collison
Ruth Cooke
Jessie Cooper
Sharon Courrier
Frances Cowan
John Cowan
Russel Cox
Elizabeth Crawford
Mary Crawford
Brett Crichton
John & Mary Crocker
Michael Cruickshank
Dusko Cvijic
Tong-Shin Dai
Miles Dammann
Joanne Damore
Robert & Margaret
D’Aurelio
Ronald Dawson
Mark de Hart
Kevin DeAbreu
Andromeda Dean
Cindy Ditner
Danny & Penny
Dodge
Emily Douglas
Richard Draper
Pierre Duchaine
Linda Dutcyvich
Joseph Eagles
Michael Edgar
Blake V.L. Elliott Jr./
Mister Blake
Foundation
Robert & Marianne
Eng
Henry Ens
Grand Estrada
Norma Faulkner
Paul Faynwachs
Nairn Ferguson
Gary Fernandes
Todd Francis
Gerald Freedman
Laurence & Bunny
Friesen
Harvey & Leah
Fruitman
Sam Fung
Melody Gaboury
David Gallinger
David A. Galloway &
Jan Venus
Robert Garback
Deanne Garven
Ed Giles
Christopher Gilliss
Leslie Godden
Hanson Goe
Rusty Goepel
Andrew Goff
Donna Goldenberg
Beryl Goldman
Barbara Goldring
Virginia Golightly
Wayne Gooch
Robert Goodall
David Goodman
Janet Gouinlock
Robert Gouinlock
Nancy Gould
John Greco
David Greenwood
Jack Greydanus
Colin Gruending
Matthew Guberman
Mr. Laurie Guthrie
Horst Hagen
Elana Hahn
Barbara Hall
Kathleen Hallick
Ireen Harrison
Clarence Heard
Glen Heatherington
Taunia Heffer
Mike Heidinger
Genevieve
Henderson
Robert Heng
Ron & Susannah
Higgs
M. Elizabeth Hill
Yvonne Hirning
Carrie Hoffman
Brian Huff
Patsy Hui
Wai K. Hui
Erik & Ruth Hulsman
Tony Hung
James Hunt
Brian Hunt
Chip Ingraham
The Jackson Family
Fund (Held within
the Oakville
Community
Foundation)
Brenda Jamieson
Craig Jansen
Elizabeth Jarvis
Wayne Jenkins
Joe Joseph
Joseph Judd
Keith & Diane Jupp
Virginia Kennedy
Peter Kenny
Alan & Bernice
Kirkpatrick
Members,
continued
John Knox
Charlie & Thelma
Kramer
Elizabeth Krysko
Walter Kurz
Aaron Lafontaine
Dominic Laginski
Jonathan LaGreca
Catherine Lahaise
Monica Lambeck
Ollie Landega
Paul Lane
Karen Larson
David Lau
Paul Lazarenko
Sharon LeClair
Charlene Lee
Madeleine Leeder
Cole
Mel & Helen
Leiderman
John Lelievre
Jeffrey Leroux
Pearl Lester
Edward Letts
Gary Levene &
Deborah Eisenberg
Marilyn Lew
William Libicz
Peter Lo
Drew Lobley
Renato Loro
Tom & Carolyne
Lynch
Elaine Macdonald
Shane MacDougall
Donald & Margaret
MacKenzie
Michael MacKinnon
Doug Macnamara
Sharon Maguire
Colin Mallet
Lisa Malysh
Daniel Man
Joe Manget
George & Jean Mann
Mary Manocchio
John Manson
Doreen Marr
Richard Martinson
Karen Maryniuk
Kevin Mather
Lisa Matte
Tony Mauro
Frank Maximchuk
Arnold & Kathryn
McAllister
Robert & Louise
McAllister
Brett & Deanna
McAllister
Andrew & Louise
Mcaskile
Erin Mcdougall
Irene McIntosh
Kevin Mckee
Jason Mckinnon
Richard McMillan
Gary & Joyce
McMurray
Cheri McPherson
David Mcpherson
Harold Melanson
John & Frieda
Melnick
Kevin Melsted
Marcia
Mendes-d’Abreu
Laurie Mereu
Roger Merkley
Daniel Metzger
Susan Mingie
Brian Mingie
Sergio Mio
E. Moran
Michael Moult
Wallace Muloin
Karen Nagel
Mark Nairn
Jeff Newman
David Nichols
Hendrina Nord
Nick Nuraney
Jack O’Neill
Paul & Mary Oster
Richard & Helen
Ostrowski
Vivian Painter
Scott Pasley
Rustom Patel
Gordon & Nel Peach
Mark & Marci
Pearlman
Paul Phoenix
Leon Plotkins
Hart Pollack
Oscar Poloni
Patrice Poppleton
Isabel Powell
Kenneth Powell
Allyson Power
Gloria Pratt
Edward Prebinski
Elaine Preston
Marie Price
Louis & Diana
Provenzano
Sydney Rabinovitch
Debbi Rasmussen
Miss Diane Raymond
Clifford Rempel
Janice Reslein
Michael Rice
Janet Richards
Gerald Rieger
Johanna Rink
Mike & Tara Rioux
Ernesta Rivais
Paul Robbins
Janelle Robertson
Thomson Rogers
John Rogers
Ken Rohachuk
Audrey Ross
Eleanor Ross
Timothy Ross
Frederick Routery
Deborah Ryan
Alan Ryley
Marjorie Sauder
Marianne Seger
Nicole Sehn
Richard Shantz
Carol & Doug Shea
Linda Shore
Nausheen Siddiqui
Irene Siemens
Ruth Silden
Bernie Silverman
Laura Simmons
Kulrajmohinder
Singh
Joginder Singh
Alan Siu
Edward Smith
Gordon Smith
Jodi Solish
Gelsa Spinelli
Paul Stack
Joseph Starodub
Robert Steane
G. Steele
Andy & Gaye Stein
Craig Steinback
Edward Stephenson
W. Stewart
Kathleen Stieglitz
David Storoshenko
Glenn Styres
Daniel Sumeraj
Jovita
Sundaramoorthy
Audrey Swain
Ruth Swain
Michael Swartz
Teresa Tang
Scott Taskey
Joanne Tawton
Allan & Shirley Taylor
Graydon Taylor
In Memory of
Angela Thacker
Lola Thexton
E. Mary Thompson
Tracey Tippins
Paul Tolaini
Linda Toope
Cate Tootill
John Tory
Darren Towells
Dean Toye
Steve & Gert Tracy
Don Trent
John Trevisanutto
Velia Trevisanutto
Earl & Marion
Trouten
Clay & Linda Ullrich
Alice Van Ankum
Jared Van Bussel
Gary Van Haren
Anthony & Joan
Vant Geloff
Herbert Veisman
Penny Velan
Eric Vengroff
Leo Verhelst
Mapy Villaudy
Karim Virjee
Wilfred Vos
Kenneth Wade
Arthur Wakim
Margaret Walker
John & Jennifer
Wallace
John & Helen Walsh
Ernest Walter
Kelly Waltz
Gerald Wappel
Simon Warga
John & Frances
Warneke
Dr. Robert G.
Warnick
Karen Warrendorf
Katherine Warrendorf
Greg Wasberge
Linda Wemp
Bev Werbecky
Bernard White
Rachelle Wilcox
Wilma J. Williams
William Wilson
Margaret Wilson
Alan & Susi Wilson
Vincent Wise
Michael Withrow
Kristine Wolski
Kam Bak Yee Wong
Mildred Wood
Tom Wooding
Michael Wyant
Kwang Yang
Jerry Young
Olivia Young
Barbara Zimmerman
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Donors
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Donor Listing
Thank you to the
following generous
organizations and
foundations for
their support.
593123 Alberta Ltd.
A. Lassonde Inc.
Abbott
Laboratories, Ltd.
Aecon Group Inc.
Affinity Credit Union
Agway Metals Inc.
Amgen Canada Inc.
Amor Da Patria
Community Centre
of Toronto
Animas Canada
AstraZeneca
Canada Inc.
Balmoral Office
Group Inc.
Bayer HealthCare –
Diabetes Care
Division
Bayshore Home
Health
BD Medical –
Diabetes Care
BHP Billiton Matched
Giving Program
Blistex Corporation
Boehringer Ingelheim
(Canada) Ltd.
Brian & Susan
Thomas Foundation
Bristol-Myers Squibb/
AstraZeneca
Canada Alliance
Cal LeGrow
Foundation
Cal Wenzel Family
Foundation
Cameco Corporation
Canadian
Footwear Ltd.
Canadian National
Railway Company
Canola Info/Canola
Council of Canada
Cenovus Energy –
Employee
Foundation
Chadi & Company
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Chartwell Retirement
Residences
Children’s Hospital
Aid Society
Chippendale
Foundation
CIBC
Clifford & Lily
Fielding Foundation
CMG Computer
Modelling
Group Ltd.
Community
Foundation
of Ottawa
Community
Initiatives Fund
Compass
Pharmacies
Conexus
Credit Union
Co-operators/CUMIS
Covidien Canada
Dauphin Clinic
Pharmacy
Donors Choice –
Killarney & Area
E-L Financial
Corporation Ltd.
Eli Lilly Canada Inc.
Eli Lilly Canada Inc./
Boehringer
Ingelheim Alliance
Excelleris
Technologies LP
Flame Of Hope Golf
Classic London
General Mills Canada
Corporation
Genzyme
Canada Inc.
GlaxoSmithKline Inc.
Glenn’s Helping
Hand Foundation
Inc.
Gold Bond Ultimate
Government of
Canada – Province
of New Brunswick
Grand Court Order
of the Amaranth
Great-West Life,
London Life
& Canada Life
Green Shield Canada
CANADIAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
Guelph Community
Foundation
Home Hardware
Stores Ltd.
Honeybush
Health Ltd.
HOPE Ottawa
Carleton Inc.
Husky Energy Inc.
Information Services
Corporation (ISC)
Janssen Inc.
Janzen’s
Pharmacy Ltd.
Jarrod Oils Ltd.
Jewish Foundation
of Manitoba
John Ung-Ling Ting
Professional
Corporation
John Zubick Ltd.
Johnson &
Johnson Inc.
Kiwanis Club
of Vancouver
KPMG
Kraft Canada Inc.
Lagniappe
Foundation
Lawson Foundation
Leon’s Furniture Ltd.
LifeScan
Canada Ltd.
Lions Clubs
of Canada
Loblaw
Companies Ltd.
Loyal Protestant
Association
Manitoba
Association of
Health Care
Professionals
Manulife Financial
Mark’s Work
Wearhouse
Masonic Foundation
of Ontario
Masons
McNeil Consumer
Healthcare
Medavie Health
Foundation
MEDEC
MedicAlert
Medisys Health
Group
Medtronic of
Canada Ltd.
Merck Canada
MLF Consulting Ltd.
National Bank
of Canada
Nestlé Health
Science
Newfound
Foundation
Novartis
Pharmaceuticals
Canada Inc.
Novo Nordisk
Canada Inc.
Order of the
Eastern Star –
Grand Chapter
of NS & PEI
Pacific Blue Cross
Health Foundation
Performance Boat
Club Charities
Pfizer Canada Inc.
Pharmasave Central
Progressive
Foods Inc.
Project Read
Literacy Network
Raymond James
Canada
Foundation
RBC Foundation
Realty Executives
Western Canada
Regina Capital
Cosmopolitan Club
Regina Queen
City Kinsmen
Rexall Foundation
Roche Diagnostics
Canada
Rubicon/
Pharmasave
Rx&D, Canada’s
Research-Based
Pharmaceutical
Companies
Sandra & Leo Kolber
Foundation
Sanofi Aventis
Canada Inc.
Saskatchewan Indian
Gaming Authority
Saskatoon
Community
Foundation
Saskatoon Subway
Shaw
Communications
Inc.
Shopease Foods Inc.
Silver Hills Bakery
South Saskatchewan
Community
Foundation Inc.
Stickling’s Specialty
Bakery Ltd.
Storck Canada Inc.
Strategic Charitable
Giving Foundation
Subway Franchisee
Advertising
Sudbury Rocks
Running Club
Sun Life Financial
Sunrise Soya Foods
Sure Flow
Equipment Inc.
Takeda Canada Inc.
TD Waterhouse
TELUS
The Arthur J E Child
Foundation
The Calgary
Foundation
The Cash
Store Financial
Services Inc.
The Charles
Norcliffe Baker
& Thelma Scott
Baker Foundation
The Chastell
Foundation
The Community
Foundation of
Prince Edward
Island
The John & Judy
Bragg Family
Foundation
The Kinsmen Club
of Saskatoon
The London &
District Concrete
Forming
Contractors Assoc.
Organizations &
Foundations,
continued
The Lorne &
Evelyn Johnson
Foundation
The North West
Company Inc.
The Poker for
Diabetes
Foundation
The Toronto Star
Fresh Air Fund
The TorontoDominion Bank
The Winnipeg
Foundation
TransCanada
Pipelines Ltd.
Unilever Canada Inc.
Union 52
Benevolent Society
United Way
Newfoundland
& Labrador
Wellington
Laboratories Inc.
Williamsburg Arms
Thank you to the
following individuals
whose legacy
continues through
a gift of a lifetime.
The Estate of
David Alsford
The Estate of
Audrey Anderson
The Estate of
Sidney Laurence
Applebaum
The Estate of
Violet Flora Ast
The Estate of
Nouritza Attalla
The Estate of
Nicholas Henry
Bachmeier
The Estate of
Anthony Derek
Bamford
The Estate of
Irma Doreen
Barnhart
The Estate of
Kenneth Cyril
Bothwell Beaton
The Estate of
Herbert Clarence
Sargent Beatty
The Estate of
Florence Mary
Beaulieu
The Estate of
Martin John Bellak
The Estate of
Etta Margaret
Berry
The Estate of
Marguerite Marie
Bessent
The Estate of
Hendrik Bos
The Estate of
Frank Joseph
Boser
The Estate of
Jacob Bottinga
The Estate of
Ernest Bradshaw
The Estate of
Marjorie Bridge
The Estate of
Louis Stephen
Brody
The Estate of
Margaret Jane
Brown
The Estate of
Gordon Butler
The Estate of
Mary Ellen Buxton
The Estate of
Audrey E. Carberry
The Estate of
Estella Chan
The Estate of
Roger Jean
Charbonneau
The Estate of
Roberto Chionglo
The Estate of
Helmer
Christensen
The Estate of
Myrna Clark
The Estate of
Frank M. Clegg
The Estate of
Norma Joan
Coleman
The Estate of
Peter Collins
The Estate of
Rudolph Carl Conti
The Estate of
Douglas James
Crowe
The Estate of
Olivia Sotto Cruz
The Estate of
Lula Marie Curtis
The Estate of
Joyce Violet Cwyk
The Estate of
Lionel Murray
Dauphinee
The Estate of
Margaret Grace
Davies
The Estate of
Katherine Marie
Demarest
The Estate of
Freda Eveline Dilley
The Estate of
Olive Pearl Dockrill
The Estate of
Pearl Dookeran
The Estate of
Nita Mae Dorer
The Estate of
Joseph Adrien
Dumaine
The Estate of
Russell Dunbar
The Estate of
Gordon Lawson
Edgar
The Estate of
Charlotte Price
Evans
The Estate of
Annie Isobel
Fawthrop
The Estate of
Gavin George
Fergusson
The Estate of
Norma Fieldhouse
The Estate of
Gertrude Filuk
The Estate of
Gordon James
Finlayson
The Estate of
Barbara Ford
The Estate of
Donna-Lyn Freed
The Estate of
Gerald Fry
The Estate of
Helen Margaret
Geisler
The Estate of
Carl Donald
Geldart
The Estate of
Shirley Margaret
Glassford
The Estate of
Julie Glavackas
The Estate of
Muriel Augusta
Goldgruber
The Estate of
John Goruk
The Estate of
Robert Carlyle
Graham
The Estate of
Allan Ibra Hamilton
The Estate of
William A. Hares
The Estate of
Tatsuo Hayashi
The Estate of
William Haynes
The Estate of
Alma Heap
The Estate of
Dorothy Myrtle
Henne
The Estate of
Helen Ruth
Holdsworth
The Estate of
Anne Honan
The Estate of
Marjorie Alice
Houlden
The Estate of
Frances Jane
Howland
The Estate of
Stanley Beavan
Hughes
The Estate of
Helen Hurley
The Estate of
James Davidson
Irving
The Estate of
Elfrieda Irwin
The Estate of
John Davis Isbister
The Estate of
Eli George
Ivanchenko
The Estate of
James Young
Johnstone
The Estate of
Katharyn Karrys
The Estate of
Katharine Louisa
West Davie Keith
The Estate of
Sadee Kershner
The Estate of
Nusrat Khan
The Estate of
Elsie E. King
The Estate of
William Gordon
Kitchener
The Estate of
Frank Joseph
Knourek
The Estate of
Walter Kostiuk
The Estate of
Angela Teresa
Kristjanson
The Estate of
Eugene Kuzmin
The Estate of
Barbara Cora
Lagar
The Estate of
James Keene
Lambie
The Estate of
Helen Marguerite
Lancashire
The Estate of
Clarence George
Lange
The Estate of
Eva Leatherbarrow
The Estate of
Gladys Beatrice
Lee
The Estate of
Walbert J. Leidl
The Estate of
Mo Chun Molly
Leung Au
The Estate of
Muriel Alice Levy
The Estate of
Pauline A. Lewis
The Estate of
Alma Regina
MacDonald
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Donor Listing
Legacy Gifts,
continued
The Estate of
Violet Mary
MacGillivray
The Estate of
Hugh MacMillan
MacLean
The Estate of
John Gordon
Madden
The Estate of
William Makarchuk
The Estate of
Susan Zabel
Mancantelli
The Estate of
Leah Mandell
The Estate of
Lydia Mandziak
The Estate of
Eleanor M. Martin
The Estate of
James Mayne
The Estate of
Grégoire Mayrand
The Estate of
Margaret Rose
McArdle
The Estate of
Blair McAulay
The Estate of
Ronald Henry
McCasin
The Estate of
Elma Leone
McFarland
The Estate of
Jean Cameron
McKay
The Estate of
Margaret Everill
Delrose McLachlan
The Estate of
Marjorie Elizabeth
McLean
The Estate of
Barbara Jean
McLeod
The Estate of
Patricia Ann
McLeod
The Estate of
Primrose Christine
McMillan
The Estate of
Margaret Elizabeth
McQuinn
The Estate of
Thomas James
Meindl
The Estate of
Gertrude Evelyn
Middaugh
The Estate of
Willard Ivan Miller
The Estate of
Clarke Herbert
Mills
The Estate of
Mary Mojecki
The Estate of
Doris Annetta
Moore
The Estate of
Olive Morrison
The Estate of
David Edward
Mower
The Estate of
Dorothy Evangeline
Mower
The Estate of
Mary Jean Neal
The Estate of
James Bruce
Nicholson
The Estate of
Carl Nielsen
The Estate of
Margaret Clarinda
Nuttall
The Estate of
Frances Anne
O’Connor
The Estate of
Mary Eileen O’Hara
The Estate of
Andrea Oliviero
The Estate of
Bernice Paget
The Estate of
Grace Olive Parker
The Estate of
Thelma Adele
Parker
The Estate of
Rachel Parsons
The Estate of
Theresia Paul
The Estate of
Lillian Piluk
The Estate of
Jean Pouliot
Our thanks to all donors who have
made a gift to the Canadian Diabetes
Association, including those who have
requested anonymity.
The Banting Circle* is a very special
group of our most loyal and dedicated
donors. These donors are leading the
fight today and helping to create a
world without diabetes in the future.
*The Banting Circle recognizes all donations of $1,000 and more.
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CANADIAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
The Estate of
Isobel Annie
Morison Pugh
The Estate of
Phyllis Randall
The Estate of
David Buchanan
William Reid
The Estate of
George Reid
The Estate of
Clifton Graham
Roberts
The Estate of
William James
Robins
The Estate of
Arthur August Roth
The Estate of
William Philip
Rowley
The Estate of
Anne Sheldon
Sanderson
The Estate of
Dora Helena
Seymour
The Estate of
Mrs Glen Sheldon
The Estate of
Eleanor L.
Sheppard
The Estate of
Helen Simon
The Estate of
Mary Victoria
Smith
The Estate of
Donald David
Smith
The Estate of
Howard Stanley
Smythe
The Estate of
Ruth Sootheran
The Estate of
Lois Bertha Steen
The Estate of
Pauline Steen
The Estate of
Arlene Donna
Steinke
The Estate of
Glenn Stokes
The Estate of
Barbara Phyllis
Strang
The Estate of
Thomas Leonard
Stubbs
The Estate of
Isobel Elizabeth
Stuppard
The Estate of
Jean Marie Swan
The Estate of
Lily Ruth Tanney
The Estate of
Vera May Tebby
The Estate of
Roland Leonard
Temple
The Estate of
Joan Shirley Teynor
The Estate of
Clifford E. Thayer
The Estate of
Mary E. Thibeault
The Estate of
Katie Townsend
The Estate of
Jean Etta Turnbull
The Estate of
Grace Turnbull
The Estate of
Bertha Jennie
Turple
The Estate of
Peter Visser
The Estate of
Dennis Alexander
Wamsley
The Estate of
Bryce Waters
The Estate of
Elizabeth
Lillian Watt
The Estate of
Mary Dorothy
Whibbs
The Estate of
Elizabeth A.
Williams
The Estate of
Margaret McCarthy
Willis
The Estate of
Mildred Jean
Wright
The Canadian Diabetes Association
Thanks You for Your Support
We would like to express our deep appreciation to all
those who made donations to the Canadian Diabetes
Association during the period of September 1, 2012,
to August 31, 2013. We are extremely grateful for your
commitment and ongoing support.
“I’ve been a member of the board of the Canadian
Diabetes Association since 2010. I have been
volunteering for the Association for about nine
years. I feel passionate about our cause and have
worked with advocacy, education, Greater Toronto
Area support groups, served as a regional delegate
and chair, and am now on the audit and Clinical
Practice Guidelines committees. Being involved
in peer support groups where we talk about
lifestyle and self-management issues has
also helped me manage my diabetes
better. My message is always to stay
well informed and have a positive
attitude in managing your diabetes.”
— RAM KRISHNA,
VOLUNTEER AND BOARD MEMBER
ANNUAL REPORT 2013
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Canadian Diabetes Association
1400-522 University Avenue
Toronto, ON M5G 2R5
1-800-BANTING (226-8464)
[email protected]
diabetes.ca
Charitable Registration Number:
11883 0744 RR0001
COVER PHOTO:
British Columbia resident and
volunteer, Tanyss Christie, lives with
type 1 diabetes. She advocates on
behalf of her five-year-old daughter,
Avery, who also lives with the
disease, as well as other children
and families with diabetes.
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CANADIAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
Located in London, Ont., Banting House National Historic Site of
Canada (NHSC) was first recognised as the birthplace of insulin in
1923. It was here that Dr. Frederick Banting conceived the idea that
led to the discovery of insulin and saved millions of lives. Since 1981,
the Canadian Diabetes Association has been the proud steward of
this important part of Canadian history and important symbol for
people living with diabetes. In 2013, the Government of Canada
supported Banting House NHSC with a $147,419 investment from
the Community Infrastructure Fund for restoration projects.