Joanne Lewis
Manager, Diabetes Education | Diabetes Canada
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator.
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Joanne Lewis is the Manager of Diabetes Education for Diabetes Canada where she ensures quality diabetes education tools for health-care professionals and people living with diabetes. She has over 20 years of experience as a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator. Joanne has collaborated in the development and implementation of multiple diabetes education programs for healthcare professionals and has presented at local, national and international conferences on a variety of diabetes and chronic disease related topics. She has also served as an advisor and reviewer for professional organizations and journals.
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Living With Diabetes
Diabetes Care
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Diabetes Education
Healthy Eating
Education (2)
North York General Hospital: Internship, Dietetics
Ryerson University: B.A.A., Nutrition
Media Appearances (5)
5 ways to balance your blood sugar through diet
LiveBetter Magazine online
2015-04-13
Carbohydrates are an essential part of a healthy diet – but when you eat them, they turn into sugar, or glucose. “We want to slow down that process as much as possible so the sugar doesn’t rush into the bloodstream, because then it’s more difficult to control,” says Toronto registered dietitian Joanne Lewis, manager of diabetes education at the Canadian Diabetes Association.
Burlington's Alex Naccarato on living with diabetes
InsideHalton online
2014-11-12
“Insulin pumps are the closest thing we now have to an ‘artificial pancreas’ and as technology continues to evolve, a closed-loop system will eventually deliver insulin in response to a built in blood glucose monitoring system,” said Joanne Lewis, the CDA’s manager of diabetes education...
5 Heath benefits of bitter foods
Reader's Digest Best Health print
2013-01-01
“We encourage people to eat their greens for nutrients, fibre and satiety—whether bitter or not—so the temptation to reach for sugar-laden foods is reduced,” says Joanne Lewis at the CDA. “Greens are an important part of healthy eating, although bitter greens require a certain palate.
Health Canada to re-examine every facet of Canada’s Food Guide
Toronto Star print
2015-06-12
And, says Joanne Lewis, of the Diabetes Association, it is certainly not the only factor that contributes to health, and chronic disease. The environment of eating, she says, including food labels, marketing and access to food — are all important to healthier eating, she says.
What will you be eating in 2014? Food resolutions from doctors, dieticians and more
CTV online
2013-12-31
In 2014, I would like to eat smaller, more-frequent meals instead of three large meals each day. By planning more frequent, smaller meals I hope to eliminate the unplanned, less-healthy snacks that I may choose just because I am hungry and have limited options...
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