Main Institution:
Stacey Larizza, Lawson Research Institute, London, Ontario (Canada)
Other Institutions:
The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg; The University of Calgary, The University of Victoria (Canada)
Principal Investigator:
R.McManus
Other Investigators:
S.Ludwig; L.Donovan; J.McGavock; D.Miller; G.Shen
Locations of the project:
London, Winnipeg, Calgary and Victoria (Canada)
Amount allocated:
USD 385, 979
Date:
July 1, 2011 - July 1, 2014
Objectives:
No evidence-based, evaluated, population-appropriate resources exist to translate Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) primary prevention messages to Canadians. Significant barriers to such large-scale interventions include
- the need to identify, then target specific at-risk populations
- significant time-delays before any program effects on T2DM incidence may manifest.
However, women with gestational diabetes (GDM) are a readily identifiable study cohort at significant risk for recurrent GDM and T2DM—hence GDM women provide important opportunities for rigorous, timely diabetes prevention intervention studies. We propose FDD (Families Defeating Diabetes), a Canadian diabetes prevention intervention uniquely targeting women with recent GDM in the context of their families.
BRIDGES (Bringing Research in Diabetes to Global Environments and Systems) is a programme initiated by the International Diabetes Federation [2], and supported by an educational grant from Lilly Diabetes.