Find support, or help research
People near you who know what living with Type 2 diabetes is like, and ways you can help find better treatments.
Support groups in Canada
- Association Diabète QuébecSince 1954, Diabète Québec has supported people living with diabetes and their families with information, services and advocacy.All of Canada
- Diabetes CanadaNational charity working to prevent diabetes and its complications and to help people with diabetes live healthy lives through education, support and advocacy.All of Canada
Contact details come from each group's own page and are checked every 3 months.
Help research
You do not need to join a trial to help. Below are the programmes we found in Canada and how to reach them. You contact them yourself: Frontlight does not collect or pass on your details.
Give blood or tissue for researchResearchers use stored samples to find what causes Type 2 diabetes.
Share your health dataA registry collects health data, without your name, so research teams can study many people at once.
Take part as a healthy volunteerStudies need people without Type 2 diabetes to compare with. Family and friends can help.