National Diabetes Management Strategy

Dear Colleague,

On behalf of the University of Western Ontario and the Canadian Diabetes Association, I am pleased to introduce the National Diabetes Management Strategy website: http://www.tndms.ca/ - a new resource for physicians who wish to quickly access pertinent information about diabetes. In keeping with the National Diabetes Management Strategy's over-arching goals of evaluating the status of diabetes care in Canada and, ultimately, reducing clinical care gaps and optimizing the management of diabetes, the new website features:

• Information about the National Diabetes Management Strategy: http://www.tndms.ca/about.html
• Facts on diabetes prevalence, costs, complications and management with downloadable slides to easily incorporate into your own talks and teaching: http://www.tndms.ca/diabetesfacts.html
• Basic diabetes information for your patients: http://www.tndms.ca/peopleWithDiabetes_A.html
• Links to helpful resources: http://www.tndms.ca/linksresources_diabAssoci.html

There is also an option allowing you to choose to be alerted to website updates. If you subscribe at: http://www.tndms.ca/subscribe.html we will send you a brief email about three times a year to let you know about new information or features on the website. I hope you find this website interesting and useful.

Sincerely,

Stewart B. Harris, MD, MPH, FCFP, FACPM
CDA Chair in Diabetes Management
Ian McWhinney Chair of Family Medicine Studies
University of Western Ontario