We ask that you to complete the survey below, English and French versions available, to your colleagues or members. The deadline to complete and submit the survey is Monday, January 30, 2012.

Thank you for supporting this initiative.

CNIB Diabetes and Vision Loss Expansion Project

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DiabetesProject2011

Programme d’approfondissement des connaissances d’INCA sur la perte de vision et le diabète

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Projet sur le diabète - sondage 2011

There are two special items that I want to bring to your attention.  Both are important because both are opportunities to tell your story and to celebrate your success with others while managing diabetes. 

In our summer newsletter and on our website: www.nada.ca.  NADA announced the launch of the Just Move It (JMI) website: www.justmoveit.org. This website is a powerful and positive one to visit for you, friends, family and community.  This website contains information from many First Nations communities and descriptions of the activities that their community is hosting.  You can learn about community involvement into the movement campaign or you can click onto the Planning Tools to learn how to plan an event for yourself, family or community.  Then the next step is to tell people about it by sharing your story.  By increasing your participation and by sharing your story, you will be creating positive energy for yourself and others in North America. 

The second opportunity to learn about diabetes success stories is to search the World Wide Web.  Choose your favourite search engine and type in the words: diabetes success stories and you will find over 70 pages of resources, information, motivational corners, all designed with one thing in mind:  celebrate your successes.    A word of caution is necessary at this time, some websites try to sell you products but most websites promote individual achievement.  For example, one website presents a holistic approach to diabetes management and presents information on diet and nutrition, activity and exercise as well as coping with your emotions, just to name a few items.  This information is available for individuals who are newly diagnosed as well as to those living with diabetes. 

Success stories are important for providing hope to people living/coping with diabetes.  The sharing of these success stories is valuable because the efforts and accomplishments made by persons struggling to manage their diabetes are critical to their integrated care and well-being. 

So, as you work towards managing your diabetes or if you want to read about others successes visit the JMI website, NADA’s website or visit diabetes success stories on the World Wide Web.  Remember to share your story so that others may succeed as well.

Sincerely,

Anita Ducharme

October 24^th- 26^th, 2012

The Lord Nelson Hotel & Suites

Halifax, Nova Scotia

This conference brings together an interdisciplinary group of professionals and policy makers working in the field of childhood and adolescent obesity. The 4th conference will focus on strategies and solutions - from practice to policy. This theme recognizes that obesity is a complex problem requiring a complex solution-oriented approach to its prevention and management. Specifically, the conference will showcase examples of the best and promising practice across Canada, and across multiple settings. From provincial level policies to school and community level interventions, and through practice-based management programs targeting multiple behaviours that are associated with obesity, the conference seeks to promote a solution-oriented approach to obesity prevention and management. The conference aims to:

- examine how to engage multiple stakeholders in interventions for the prevention and management of childhood and adolescent obesity
- highlight policy, solution-oriented approaches and promising practice for childhood and adolescent obesity prevention and management
- provide a forum for networking and collaboration among health professionals, educators, researchers, policy makers, trainees and other stakeholders with an interest in childhood and adolescent obesity

For further information, please visit the conference website at http://www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/Obesity/ or please contact us at ian.ipce@ubc.ca or (604) 827 – 3112.

Advance notice/Call for abstract is now available. We are now accepting abstract submissions until March 23, 2012. Please click here for more information.

To continue to provide you with diabetes resources and information, NADA is working to develop a new diabetes resources directory to meet your needs for vital diabetes information. The new diabetes resources directory is aimed to provide ‘one shop’ access to ever-growing diabetes programs and resources across Canada. 

Please help us build this directory by filling out an Intake Form (84) with information on your diabetes program, service or resource and submit it by November 30, 2011 via email at diabetes@nada.ca or fax (204)927-1222. By submitting the completed form, you will enter our draw to win a set of 3 Complete Guide to Type 2 Diabetes books by an award winning author Karen Graham. 

NADA envisions diabetes-free people.

Presented by the Barbara King Hooper, RN, MScN, CDE

Hyatt Regency Toronto

Toronto, ON

November 21-24, 2011

REGISTRATION AND COURSE BROCHURE NOW AVAILABLE

Please visit www.interprofessional.ubc.ca

For further information and to register, please contact Ian Chipperfield at 604-827-3112 or via email: ian.ipce@ubc.ca

Listen to our World Diabetes Day audio PSA world-diabetes-day-2011