Our mission
Diabetes Advocacy offers a holistic view to diabetes care. Diabetes often leaves us feeling powerless and out of control. Diabetes Advocacy’s goal is to help you to regain control of your life with diabetes.
Knowing how to make your insulin work for you, understanding the questions to ask your diabetes team, and learning how to stop taking readings personally are just a few of the things we focus on to help you feel more empowered in your diabetes management.
Diabetes is a demanding condition. The best way I have found to stay sane is to take things four hours at a time and celebrate every great blood sugar!
Barb Wagstaff
The driving force behind Diabetes Advocacy
Barb Wagstaff is the driving force behind Diabetes Advocacy. Her youngest son was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when he was just two years old.
You can read their story below.
Barb was dubbed “the diabetes goddess” by friends who struggled to make their way through the world of readings, insulin, and all that encompassed life with diabetes.
She has been active in the diabetes community for the past 20 years. As the diabetes goddess, she understands the highs and lows of living with this disease.
Barb is dedicated to helping individuals living with diabetes live a balanced and full life.
Barb is not a doctor but she has played one in real life
While she has no formal medical training, Barb has a degree in Psychology and is a Certified Life Coach. Raising a child with type 1 diabetes has provided her with a sharp learning curve. In an attempt to give him the most normal life possible, Barb has spent hours researching, learning, and meeting with experts and researchers in the world of type one diabetes care. It is this self-taught education that has led her to advocate, share and offer support to people living with diabetes throughout Canada and the world.
You can learn more about Diabetes Advocacy in our media kit.
How to reach us
You can contact Diabetes Advocacy through email at [email protected]
This site exists through your support
While we do not currently receive any federal or private grants, individuals can continue to support our work through purchases in our digital store. We also accept affiliate links and sponsored ads that are in keeping with our brand. If you would like to further assist or advertise your authorized diabetes-related item on this site, please contact us.
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