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Fall 2009

Mok, Dereck

Islet transplantation has the potential to be an effective treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes. However, a shortage of human donor islets and the need for continuous immunosuppressive therapy currently limit this therapy to patients with brittle type 1 diabetes. Neonatal pigs may...

Spring 2014

Omran, Dima

Optimal management of type 2 diabetes requires a collaborative, team-based approach; however, the role of pharmacists on these teams has not been well-defined. In the first study of this thesis, a systematic review examined components of pharmacist interventions to improve adherence to oral...

Spring 2014

Bastani, Meysam

Each patient with Type-1 diabetes must decide how much insulin to inject before each meal to maintain an acceptable level of blood glucose. The actual injection dose is based on a formula that takes current blood glucose level and the meal size into consideration. While following this insulin...

Fall 2022

Weaver, Olivia R

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death in Canada, and its risk of development is 3 times greater in those with diabetes mellitus (DM). Fasting low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is the traditional lipid biomarker used in CVD risk assessment. While lowering LDL-C does...

Spring 2018

Fontaine, Melanie A

Introduction: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are increasing at an alarming rate globally. A common feature in these conditions is increased adiposity leading to insulin resistance (IR). Dyslipidemia is a major contributing...

1991

Norosky-Hurl, Shirley A. S.

Fall 2016

Featherstone, Travis R

Seniors requiring advanced care and supports are often residing in residential care facilities (RCF). Although, up to 33% of the residents are living with known diabetes, administrators and clinicians are faced with two important questions: 1) what is the prevalence of undetected diabetes; and,...

Spring 2021

So, Randy

As one of the most accessible primary health care providers, pharmacists are in an excellent position to provide primary health care services. Although slow, the current transition from a dispensing-centered (transaction-based) pharmacy approach to a patient-centered (patient care based) approach...

1998

Sekhon, Harbuksh S.

Fall 2018

Albalawi, Zaina H

Individuals with diabetes experience higher postoperative morbidity and mortality. This thesis aims to evaluate the effect of a multimodal care pathway package; the Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS®) program, on those with diabetes. The first section systematically evaluated the state of the...