Dr. Lewis has dedicated his career to advancing diabetes research and serving the needs of people experiencing diabetes in his clinical work.

Dr. Patrick MacDonald is a Professor of pharmacology at the University of Alberta and the Director of the Alberta Diabetes Institute (ADI) Isletcore.

President and Co-Founder of the Type 1 Diabetes Think Tank Network (T1DTTN).

Reducing hypoglycemia for patients with type 1 diabetes, developing an artificial pancreas for the treatment of diabetes and researching cystic fibrosis related diabetes.

Developed Humulin (Human Insulin for the treatment of diabetes) - the first drug through gene-based technology.

The first person to propose that people with visceral obesity are at a higher risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Developing a process to derive insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells from stem cells to one day eliminate the need for continuous insulin injections or donor tissue transplants.

Executive Director of Diabetes Canada and an advocate for better diabetes care.

A patient-oriented researcher living with type 1 diabetes.

A digital health innovator who is revolutionizing the way we study, manage and care for diabetes.

Researching better health outcomes for pregnant people living with diabetes.

Uncovering how and why insulin resistance develops in type 2 diabetes.

Endocrinologist and former CEO of Diabetes Canada who developed the algorithm that determined how many people in Canada live with diabetes.

Researches dysglycemia, or abnormal glucose levels, as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

Epidemiologist whose research on population health management and diabetes is revolutionizing prevention strategies, and improving health decision-making and intervention for populations at risk for type 2 diabetes and other chronic conditions.

Endocrinologist, diabetes advocate and TV show host for the South Asian community.

Documented some of Canada’s first cases of type 2 diabetes in children in the late 1980s.

Pioneer of the first pancreatic islet cell transplant and co-developer of the Edmonton Protocol - the international standard of care for islet cell transplantation.

Working to understand risk factors associated with Type 1 diabetes and how to reduce its burden in her province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Discover Bruce Perkins’ motivations for dedicating his career to finding solutions to help lessen the impact of diabetes-related complications.