Why We Lace Up

Our Stories

Whether you join an event or gather with friends and family in your own community, every lacer is united in a common goal: to help empower the lives of the 11 million people in Canada with diabetes or prediabetes. Here are some of their stories.

Meghan and Ainsley

Meghan and Ainsley

On February 27, 2021, Meghan's seven-month-old daughter Ainsley was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Meghan laces up to support Ainsley and others affected by diabetes.

Merlin

Willem and Michele

Willem and Michele laced up as part of team Active Touch Physiotherapy. Their robust exercise routine and community-driven spirit helped unite Lacers virtually.

Flynn Family

The Flynn Family

For 27 years, the Flynns have laced up and raised nearly $200,000 in support of their sons Matthew and Cameron, who were both diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Join them this year at their annual walk.

Matthew

Susie

Susie is a community pharmacist, Certified Diabetes Educator, Certified Fitter of Compression Therapy and Certified Respiratory Educator. She Laces Up in support of the 1 in 3.

The Impact

Every step and every dollar raised makes a difference.

With your support, Diabetes Canada is building a better, healthier world for all people impacted by diabetes.

Help us reach this year's Lace Up goal of raising $500,000 and bring us one step closer to creating a world free of the effects of diabetes.

Together, we can End Diabetes.

Diabetes Canada advocates for and supports those with diabetes by helping them live healthy lives, while working to find a cure. Thanks to our supporters, we have invested over $150 million in world-class diabetes research to date. We advocate to improve health policy, and with our partners tabled the Framework for Diabetes in Canada in Parliament in 2022. We are Canada’s go-to source of knowledge and connection for healthcare professionals, people living with diabetes, and their caregivers. And each year, we help tens of thousands of people living with diabetes through support and services to improve their quality of life.