Diabetes Connect
Diabetes Connect brings free diabetes risk screening, health information and help finding a family doctor to community spaces across Peel Region, Ontario.
What is Diabetes Connect?
Diabetes Connect is a community-led research project based at the University of Toronto Mississauga. We work with eight community organizations and community members in Peel Region to find out whether people are at risk of type 2 diabetes early, so they can get support sooner.
Many people don’t know they are at risk, and many in Peel Region don’t have a family doctor. So instead of waiting for people to come to a clinic, we bring screening to places people already know and trust.
Why it matters
Some neighbourhoods in Peel Region have type 2 diabetes rates that are 2x the Ontario average, and about 1 in 6 Peel residents do not have a primary care provider. Finding diabetes or prediabetes early can help people prevent or delay serious health problems.
How it works
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Check your risk. Answer a short set of questions about you and your health.
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Quick finger-prick test. Get your HbA1c result in about 3 minutes. HbA1c shows your average blood sugar over the past 2 to 3 months.
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Talk it through with a nurse or dietitian who will explain your result and what to do next.
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We then help you connect with a family doctor or the right program, if you need follow-up or would just like to be connected to care!
Screening is not a diagnosis. If your result is high, you will need to see a health care provider to confirm it, and we can help you get connected to one.
See us in action
Interested in getting involved?
Diabetes Connect is built with the community, and there are a few ways to take part.
Choose what fits you.
This research was funded by
