Update: Dexcom G6 in Pregnancy
Health Canada temporarily authorized the adjunctive use of the Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) system during COVID-19 by pregnant women with Type 1, Type 2, or gestational diabetes to compliment the use of blood glucose meters until March 18, 2021, unless the authorization requires changes within that timeframe. For more information, please review the formal update on the Health Canada Website.
Update: Grocery Resources in Calgary Updated
Alberta Health Services (Food & Nutrition Services) has updated the list of Food and Grocery Resources – Calgary Covid19 Supports. You can view the updated document here.
We've updated this on our EndoMetab.ca homepage for patients and also on our Topics Catalogue under Nutrition Resources on diabeteseducatorscalgary.ca.
Update: Recruiting for Type 2 Diabetes Studies
The Clinical Trials unit team out of RRDTC is actively recruiting patients with type 2 diabetes for studies. Please visit their website for more details: https://www.ucalgary.ca/diabetes-clinical-trials