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Diabetes
Our mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
We lead the fight against the deadly consequences of diabetes and fight for those affected—by diabetes.
- We fund research to prevent, cure and manage diabetes.
- We deliver services to hundreds of communities.
- We provide objective and credible information.
- We give voice to those denied their rights because of diabetes.
Supports people affected by diabetes by providing information, diabetes research, education, service, and advocacy.
Good nutrition and healthy meal planning are vital components of diabetes management. Recognizing the challenges involved in nutrition and diabetes, the Canadian Diabetes Association offers a full breadth of resources and information, including guides, tools, resources and manuals. We provide specific information on special topics such as carbohydrate counting, alcohol, sugars and sweeteners, portion sizes, the Glycemic Index and more.
To promote regional integration of services by bringing clarity to roles and addressing gaps in services and in the hand-offs between services, engage diabetes education programs across the Champlain region to promote service integration & adoption of best practices.
Welcome to the new Canadian social network and online resource for families and people living with diabetes. Join to find information from leading diabetes healthcare professionals and connect with others to share experiences.
Diabetes Exercise & Sports Association (DESA) exists to enhance the quality of life for people with diabetes through exercise and physical fitness.
(in French only)
La mission de Diabète Québec est d'informer, sensibiliser et prévenir le diabète en offrant des services de formation, en favorisant la recherche et en protégeant les droits des individus.
Enjoy great tastes, fun times and a lifetime of good health through daily healthy eating choices where you live, work, learn, and play.
EATracker lets you track your day's food and activity choices and compares them to the guidelines laid out by Health Canada.
In this section you will find information on food safety and nutrition:
- Controlling chemical and microbiological contaminants in foods.
- Nutrition and healthy eating, including Canada's Food Guide.
- Assuring the safety of novel foods (including genetically modified foods), and food additives.
- Nutrition labelling.
- Food consumption and nutrient intake.
- Veterinary drugs and food-producing animals.
Joslin Diabetes Center is the world's foremost institution for diabetes research, clinical care and education.
Just Food's mission is to work towards a vibrant, just and sustainable food system in the Ottawa region.
This website is full of information and resources for people living with chronic disease in the Champlain LHIN area
This is the Government of Ontario's diabetes information website
(in French only)
Le site PasseportSanté.net offre au grand public de l'information pratique, fiable, objective et indépendante sur la prévention de la maladie et l'acquisition de saines habitudes de vie.
Use this tool to find out the nutrients in your favourite recipes, and see how many Food Guide Servings your recipe provides. You will also find ingredient substitution tips that you can try to make your recipes healthier (e.g. lower in calories, fat, sugar or salt). You can also compare your new recipe to your original recipe to see the difference. When done, you can:
- print your recipe analysis
- put it in your own recipe binder
- store your recipe in your personal "recipe box" on the Dietitians of Canada - Recipe Analyzer website. How cool is that!
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Food & Nutrition
EatRight Ontario wants to help you improve your health and quality of life through healthy eating. This service provides easy-to-use nutrition information to help you make healthier food choices.
Registered Dietitians provide EatRight Ontario visitors with feature articles on food and nutrition, meal planning advice, healthy eating tips and recipes. We cover a wide range of interesting topics that are updated on a regular basis. Topics include Family Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Healthy Weights, Seniors Nutrition and Disease Prevention.
EatRight Ontario allows you to ask nutrition-related questions and receive feedback by phone or email from a Registered Dietitian. Nutrition tools and links offer many additional resources to support you in developing healthy eating habits for you and your family.
Eat well with Canada's Food Guide! Learning more about Canada's Food Guide will help you and your family know how much food you need, what types of foods are better for you, and the importance of physical activity in your day.
Healthy Eating is in Store for You™ (HESY) is an exciting project that will help consumers make healthy food choices through better use of the nutrition information on the label of packaged foods. The Canadian Diabetes Association and Dietitians of Canada have joined forces to bring this program to you. Funding for the project was received from Health Canada through the Canadian Diabetes Strategy Prevention and Promotion Contribution Program.
How much sodium is on your plate? To find out more, visit sodium101.ca .
Links to other sites are provided as a reference to assist you in identifying and locating other Internet resources that may be of interest. Please remember that Internet resources are no substitute for the advice of a qualified health care practitioner. We do not assume responsibility for the accuracy or appropriateness of the information contained in other sites, nor do we endorse the viewpoints expressed in other sites.
