The Charles H. Best Diabetes Centre

The Charles H. Best Diabetes Centre for children, youth and adults was founded in 1989 as a first of its kind Centre in Canada. The Centre received the prestigious Fredrick G. Banting Award in 1990, through the Centres founder, Marlene Grass RN, a Diabetes Educator. The Charles H. Best Diabetes Centre serves over 350 children and 1,200+ adults in the Durham region by providing the most current and top level education, support and management available from the time of diagnosis through all of lifes challenges; from sick days to pregnancies, from school days to work days and every day in between. We provide the education and support necessary to help our patients and their families integrate the changes demanded by this disease throughout the life cycle; from paediatric to geriatric, so that they can live longer, healthier and happier lives. While there are many organizations focused on finding cures, The Centre is focused on keeping individuals healthy with programs that enable th...