About Us
The Yukon T1D Support Network found its origin in the struggle to access life-sustaining medication, including insulin and continuous glucose monitors (CGM). After years of paying out-of-pocket for insulin and CGMs, we coordinated our efforts to form a non-profit organization dedicated to changing the landscape of Type 1 diabetes support and management within the Yukon Territory. Founded in 2017, the Yukon T1D Support Network advocated hard to change coverage, the result being the Yukon becoming the first jurisdiction in Canada and one of the first in the world to provide CGM coverage for Yukon residents living with Type 1 diabetes.
As anyone living with Type 1 diabetes knows, access to responsive, timely, and individualized care is essential. We continue to advocate for all Yukon persons living with T1D and we do so by working with Yukon Government in collaborative effort to shift how support is provided. As part of these efforts, the Yukon T1D Support Network’s main goal is to change the regulatory and policy landscape in which health care is contemplated and acted upon.
Who We Are
Dr. Marney Paradis
Founder and President
Specialty: Identifying regulatory and policy gaps.
Most passionate about: Advocating for increased presence of patients at decision-making tables
Tagline: Yukoners living with Type 1 diabetes deserve better care and together we will make sure they get it.
Jill Nash
Vice President
Specialty: empathizing with stories of struggle.
Most passionate about: Keeping government and care providers held to account.
Tagline: Less bureaucracy and more efficiency, please.
Rachel Hrebien
Secretary Treasurer
Specialty: Always there to provide T1D support to anyone who needs it.
Most passionate about: Boots on the ground, get-er-done work to help people when and where they need it.
Tagline: Hold your head up, because you’re doing great. You’ve got this.
Kevin Jack
Director
Specialty: Bridging across differences with love and understanding.
Most passionate about: Providing help by offering kindness and an open heart.
Tagline: T1D might be hard, but you’ve got a lot of people around you to make it a soft landing.
Brayden Kulych
Registered Nurse
Specialty: Knows just about everything there is to know about diabetes management.
Most passionate about: Staying up-to-date on all things related to strong self-management of Type 1 diabetes.
Tagline: If you have a T1D question, I’m your guy. And I’m always going to offer the response with a smile.
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Our Goal
The Yukon T1D Support Network’s main goal is to see policies and legislation that reflect the lived reality of persons living with Type 1 diabetes in the territory. This means advocating ‘upstream’ for the changes that will influence the capacity of each person to successfully manage their disease. For further information about what changes we want to see happen, look here: