Barbara MacDonald, RN, MS-DEDM, CDE (she/her/hers)

Co-founder and Diabetes Consultant
IDEA Diabetes Inc.

Barbara MacDonald is a Registered Nurse and Certified Diabetes Educator with extensive experience with people with diabetes to influence their outcomes. Barbara believes in the possibility of people with diabetes living long, healthy lives through empowerment, self-advocacy and evidence-informed approaches. When people with diabetes are hopeful and make informed choices about their own health, well-being, and quality-life, the possibilities are endless. Barbara humbly acknowledges that she lives and works as an uninvited guest on Treaty 4 Territory, including the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ , Blackfoot / Niitsítapi nations and the homeland of the Métis. She is settler with Scottish ancestry. Barbara is passionate about broadly influencing the environment and people within it, to make these hopes a reality for all people with diabetes. She has been involved with Diabetes Canada in various capacities including being a Clinical Practice Guideline author in 2018 and 2022 and is currently a member of the Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines Expert Committee. Barbara holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from University of British Columbia (1991) and a Master of Science, Diabetes Education and Management degree from Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY (2017).

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Presentation(s):

• CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES UPDATE: PART 1 (TYPE 1 DIABETES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN; ORGANIZATION OF CARE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; DISSEMINATION & IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GUIDELINES) /MISE À JOUR DES LIGNES DIRECTRICES DE PRATIQUES CLINIQUES - PREMIÈRE PARTIE : DIABÈTE DE TYPE 1 TOUT AU LONG DE LA VIE; ORGANISATION DES SOINS; HYPOGLYCÉMIE; DIFFUSION ET IMPLANTATION DES LIGNES DIRECTRICES (DC-004)

  Thursday, October 26, 2023
  08:30 – 09:30 EST