2025 scholarships: stay tuned
Diabète Québec is pleased to announce its 2025 Scholarship Competition for students and researchers in the health sciences. Starting next Tuesday, December 3, visit our website to apply.
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Interview with Dr. Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret on 98.5 fm
We invite you to listen to the interview entitled “Comment vivre avec le diabète ?” (How to live with diabetes?) given by Dr. Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret, President of the Professional Council of Diabetes Québec, on the 98.5 fm “L’effet Lavallée” program.
Re-evaluation of the FreeStyle Libre 2 system by INESSS - Call for patient feedback
The Institut national d’excellence en santé et services sociaux (INESSS) is currently re-evaluating the FreeStyle Libre 2 system. In this context, the INESSS invites citizens, patients, caregivers and health professionals, as well as their associations and groups, to submit comments on the evaluated product. The purpose of this consultation is to gather information based on…
PCDQ's opinion on biosimilar insulins
Here is an opinion from the Professional Council of Diabetes Québec (PCDQ) on the efficacy of biosimilar insulins for the treatment of diabetes.
Diabetes Québec most recent actions
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Shortage of GLP-1 receptor agonists and related drugs (Ozempic®, Trulicity®, Victoza®, Mounjaro®)
Press release from the Professional Council of Diabetes Québec For several weeks, Quebec has been affected by a supply problem that began with semaglutide (Ozempic®) injectable pens. This is a worldwide shortage due to the high demand for diabetes and obesity treatment. As a result, intermittent stockouts are expected until April 2024 in Canada for…
Blood donation and diabetes: criteria lightened at last!
Nouveaux critères en vigueur dès le 3 décembre.
NAFLD & NASH SUMMIT – virtual training on December 7, 2023
What: Sessions on research, diagnostic tools, interprofessional collaboration and therapeutic strategies for the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. When: December 7, 2023 from 5 pm to 9:30 pm Where: Virtual Language: English with real-time French translation For more information and registration, click here.
List of participants in the blue illumination on November 14, 2023
Thank you for making Quebec shine in blue for World Diabetes Awareness Day!
In November, lets talk diabetes!
Did you know that? One adult in 10 worldwide now has diabetes, representing an estimated population of 537 million. Over 90% of them live with type 2 diabetes. Nearly half have not yet been diagnosed. In Québec, 1,200,000 people are affected by diabetes. World Diabetes Day Since 1991, November 14 has been World Diabetes Day…