Awareness

Awareness Presentation

Conferences and events

Quilts

Walks

Carbohydrate info

Recipe Analysis

Treats, fast food and other foods

General Diabetes Information:

Ask the Expert

Diabetes Books

Diabetes FAQ

Diabetes News

Diabetes Research

Diabetes Terms

Disability Tax Credit for those with Type 1 Diabetes

Insulin Pumps

Products and Technology

Glucometers

Taking care of your diabetes

Taking diabetes to school

Insulin Pump Therapy

Getting Started

Insulin Pumps

Infusion Sets

Our Pump Journal

Provincial Coverage

Pumping Tips

Living with Diabetes

Awareness

Our Blog

Faces of Diabetes

Priceless

Diabetes related Tattoos

Diabetes Advocacy Store

Anklets

Bracelets

Ear rings 

Kids Products

Necklaces

Support

Online support lists

Rufus the Bear with diabetes

Support groups  

Website resources

Advertising and Sponsorship

Privacy Policy

 Site Navigation
  Just a warning that we are working to get this section updated and make it that much easier for you to cruise around our site and learn, learn, learn!

Home

• Disability Tax Battle updates

• Research News

•       Research Archives

• Diabetes in the News

•     Archives

• New from Diabetes Advocacy

• New Products

A1c...what is it? What do the numbers really mean?

About Us:  What is Diabetes Advocacy?

• Founder

• Liam's Story

• who are we and what is Diabetes Advocacy about.

Alternate Site Testing (AST)

Anklets:  Diabetes Awareness and Medical tag anklets of various sizes and designs. Check back regularly as designs and available items change.

Assistance:  What is available?

• Provincial Assistance in Canada

• International relief efforts

Awareness:  What is going on to help raise awareness regarding the realities of Type 1 Diabetes?

• Team Diabetes

• Jewelry:  Our online store offers a variety of awareness ear rings, necklaces, bracelets and anklets.

• Plastic bracelets

• Quilt for Life

• Faces of Diabetes

• Diabetes Compass Radio show

• Diabetes Walks

Blood Glucose Testing

Blood Glucose Readings...what do they mean?

Blog : the rantings of a parent of child with Type 1 diabetes

• Previous years rantings

Books: Must reads recommended by this site and people living with diabetes

Canadian Trials:  Lists some of diabetes related studies ongoing in Canada including those searching for participants.

Conferences: Information from conferences attended by Diabetes Advocacy and upcoming events.

Consulting Service:  Contact Information for  Diabetes Advocacy.  We offer services in research, data collection and other diabetes related projects.

Deciding on a insulin pump...A journey of one family to decide which pump is best for them

Diabetes Care:  What do you need to know when dealing with Diabetes?

• Blood Glucose Testing: What is it? What is a good number?

• Blood Glucose Meters

• A1c:  What is it and what does it mean?

• Alternate Site Testing

• Continuous Glucose Monitors vs home blood glucose monitors

• Post Prandial readings

• Insulins available in Canada

• What to do in case of illness?

• Ketone testing

• Mini-glucagon use for sick days

• diabetes terms

Diabetes in Schools

• School policies

• Eastern Canada

• Maritime Provinces and the Territories

• Western Canada

• Dream Law for children with diabetes in school.  This is the policy promoted by Diabetes Advocacy for all children with diabetes in schools.

• School stories

• What to send to school with your child with diabetes

• Initiatives in your area to improve the quality of care for children with diabetes in schools

• Diabetes Care Policy.  A policy created specific to the needs of children with diabetes in school by Diabetes Advocacy

• School Presentations.  Ideas used by parents when discussing diabetes with students of various ages.

• Sample letters to your Minister of Education to request Diabetes in School Policies

Disability Tax Credit:

• Highlights for the Technical Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities Fairness Report December 2004

• Tips for applications, Notice of Objections and Tax Court Appeals

• News:  archived reports on the fight for the Disability Tax Credit for people with Type 1 Diabetes

• Our Story:  A personal journal of the fight for the Disability Tax Credit and how it led to a national advocacy initiative.

• Sample letters:  guides to assist with appeals and Notice of Objections

Emergency Supplies:  Do you have an emergency kit ready if you need to evacuate your home?

Faces of Diabetes:  The faces and stories of everyday people living with Type 1 Diabetes.

Glucagon

• Glucagon use during illness

Glucometers

Illness Management

Insulin Types

• Humalog

• NovoRapid/Novolog

• Apidra

• Regular or Toronto Insulin

• HumalinN

• Novalin

• Insulin Glargine

• Lantus

• Levemir

Insulin Pump Therapy

• Getting started. What you need to know before starting on an insulin pump

• Cartridges

• Infusion sets Cleos, Comforts, Tenders, Mini Tenders, Silhouettes, Insets, Quick Sets, Rapid Ds, Contact Detach, ThinSets

• Insulin pumps: Animas, Medtronic, Cozmo and AccuChek

• Log book examples

• Miscellaneous Pump supplies

• Our Journal to Pumping:  A daily journal of one family's decision to pump

• Pump Cases

• Pump Studies:  look at the latest studies on the benefits of insulin pump therapy

• Pumping Tips:  ideas from people using insulin pumps and other experts on how to maximize benefits from your insulin pump.

Insulin Pump Coverage

• Manitoba's bid for insulin pump coverage

• Ontario's Bill 15: How to apply for pump coverage for children under 18yr

• Saskatchewan: Children under 18 years now eligible for insulin pumps

Ketone blood Readings

Ketone Testing

Medical Jewelry Our online store has a wide selection of diabetes and medical awareness jewelry. These handcrafted items change regularly and come in a wide variety of colors and styles. We even have a special page filled with child and teen designs!

Postprandial Readings

Products and Technologies:  Check out some of the latest innovations in diabetes care.

• Medtronic's Paradigm Real Time Insulin Pump

• Continuous Glucose Monitors Comparison Chart

• GlucoMESSENGER

• GlucoMON

• GlucoMON2

• OmniPod

• Canadian Online Pharmacies:  Diabetes Express and Diabetes Depot

Pumping Tips:  A page of tips from a variety of experts

• Combatting Fat

• Untethered Regimen

• Super Bolus

• Amended Basal testing

• Site Rotation

• Increasing and Decreasing Basal rates

• Summer tips

Research

Songs and Stories

• Christmas songs

• Diabetes Poetry

Store:  Diabetes Advocacy's own online store filled with awareness products including dog tags and awareness magnets.

• Car magnets

• Necklaces

• Earrings

• Childrens' Medical Jewelry

• Bracelets

• Dog Tags

• Zipper Pulls

Support: 

• Online support list at http://diabetesadvocacy.com/mailman/listinfo/support_diabetesadvocacy.com

• Support Organizations

• Rufus and Ruby, the bears with diabetes

Traveling with Type 1 Diabetes

• Air travel

• Extended car trips

• Hiking

• Time changes

• Travel checklist

• Sea travel

Treats:  Carbohydrate counts for many of your favorite treats

• Candy carb counts

• Many of your favorite treats from Tim Hortons

• Carb counts on many of your favorite Vachon cakes

• carb counts for various recipe items and a method to help you determine the carb factor of your favorite recipes.

 If you enjoy the work of Diabetes Advocacy and the information presented on this site, please consider supporting our efforts through your purchases of diabetes awareness and medical items from our Online Store.

Send mail to webmaster  with questions or comments about this web site.
Last modified: August 13, 2008