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Evidence to Improve Care

Type 1 Diabetes

Care for People of All Ages



Ontario Health thanks the following individuals for their generous, voluntary contributions of time and expertise to help create this quality standard:


Ian Zenlea (chair)
Pediatric Endocrinologist, Trillium Health Partners


Nancy Bradley
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and Certified Diabetes Educator, Ingersoll Nurse Practitioner–Led Clinic


Leigh Drong 
Social Worker, Pediatric Diabetes Team, McMaster Children's Hospital


Jess Forster
Social Worker, Pediatric Diabetes Team, Markham Stouffville Hospital


Jamie Galloway
Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator, Paediatric Diabetes Clinic and Diabetes Management Centre, Trillium Health Partners


Kristen Garland
Lived Experience Advisor


Sonya Hartviken
Personal Support Worker, Region of Durham


Ellen Goldbloom
Pediatric Endocrinologist, The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario


Ilana Halperin
Adult Endocrinologist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre


Susie Jin
Pharmacist and Certified Diabetes Educator, Pharmacy 101


Melanie Laird
Registered Nurse and Certified Diabetes Educator, Diabetes Health Thunder Bay, St. Joseph's Care Group


Jennifer Merla
Nurse Practitioner and Certified Diabetes Educator, Pediatric Diabetes Team, McMaster Children’s Hospital


Jo-Anne Robertson
Lived Experience Advisor


Rayzel Shulman
Pediatric Endocrinologist, The Hospital for Sick Children


Erin Thompson
Registered Nurse and Certified Diabetes Educator, Pediatric Diabetes Clinic, Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre


Alanna Weisman
Adult Endocrinologist, Mount Sinai Hospital


We would also like to extend our thanks to Nicole Pacheco for her contributions during the initial phases of this quality standard development process and to Diabetes Canada for their ongoing contributions to the development of this quality standard.

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