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Sonia Butalia

ResearcherCardiologyUniversity of Alberta

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Sonia Butalia

Researcher

Cardiology

Health Sciences

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
28 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 4 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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1,464

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Research

Knowledge Mobilization Knowledge Translation Patient And Parent Advisory Committee Supporting Patients And Families Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Early Detection And Management Health Outcomes

Latest papers

CanDEG: Launching the Canadian Diabetes Epidemiology Group.
Canadian journal of diabetes · 2026
Navigating plant-based diets: increased cardiovascular risk in those with unhealthy plant-based dietary plans in people with pre-diabetes or diabetes.
Evidence-based nursing · 2026 · first author
Postpartum Diabetes Screening and Conversion Rates Among Women Diagnosed With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Using Standard vs Modified Criteria During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Canadian journal of diabetes · 2026 · first author

All 52 publications

Latest funding

Advisory groUp of adult patients and caRegivers Of childRen and youth with type 1 diAbetes mellitus (AURORA) Study
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$125,000
The DIabeteS and Cancer OUtcomes in a Real-world SEtting (DISCOURSE) Study
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$462,824
Prevent and Treat Diabetes for Healthy Living in Indigenous Communities of Alberta (Prev-Treat) program
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$35,000

All 3 grants and awards

52 publications.

CanDEG: Launching the Canadian Diabetes Epidemiology Group.

Shah BR, Hanson K, Booth GL, Butalia S, Fazli GS, Ke C, Lipscombe LL, Nakhla M, Wicklow B, Yeung RO, Dasgupta K, Canadian Diabetes Epidemiology Group

Canadian journal of diabetes2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2025.10.177 PMID: 41192670

Navigating plant-based diets: increased cardiovascular risk in those with unhealthy plant-based dietary plans in people with pre-diabetes or diabetes.

Butalia S, Nerenberg K

Evidence-based nursing2026First author

DOI: 10.1136/ebnurs-2024-104251 PMID: 40157741

Postpartum Diabetes Screening and Conversion Rates Among Women Diagnosed With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Using Standard vs Modified Criteria During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Butalia S, Barrett O, Savu A, Liyanage V, Senior P, Yeung RO, Kaul P

Canadian journal of diabetes2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2025.10.001 PMID: 41075868

Do Provincial Formulary Restrictions Explain Differential Uptake of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors in Adults With Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease in Canada? A Retrospective Cohort Study of Pharmacy Claims.

Lau D, Dover DC, Qureshi H, Yeung RO, Eurich D, Senior P, Butalia S, Kaul P

Canadian journal of diabetes2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2025.06.001 PMID: 40505962

Uptake and Factors Associated With COVID-19 Vaccination Among 3,779,733 Adults Living With and Without Diabetes: A Population Cohort Study in a Universal Health-care Setting.

Butalia S, Sigal RJ, Shah BR, Benham JL, Wicklow B, Yu CH, Dasgupta K, Chu LM, Amed S, Constantinescu C, Kaul P

Canadian journal of diabetes2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2025.03.008 PMID: 40204216

Emergency department visits and hospitalizations after a diagnosis of angina with no obstructive coronary artery disease (ANOCA).

Patel S, Fung M, Prasai S, Butalia S, Anderson TJ

American heart journal2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2025.02.021 PMID: 40032042

Peer support, continuity and coordinated care between health professionals are valued by women with type 1 diabetes in pregnancy.

Butalia S, Donovan L

Evidence-based nursing2025First author

DOI: 10.1136/ebnurs-2024-103955 PMID: 38531591

Step and weight tracking with targets and coaching interventions in gestational diabetes: A randomized factorial feasibility trial.

Dasgupta K, Chan D, Bond R, Wang SJ, Garfield N, Coolen J, Halperin IJ, Peters TM, Shen GX, Yamamoto J, Butalia S, Dowling J, Rendon L, Haichin K, Sharafi M, Shields C, Godbout A, Costa DD, Kaouache M, Shah BR, Rahme E, Brazeau AS, Meltzer S, ACTIVE PATIENT GDM team

Diabetes research and clinical practice2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2025.112241 PMID: 40349846

Prebiotic supplementation in patients with type 1 diabetes: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial in Canada.

Huang C, Rosolowsky E, Nour MA, Butalia S, Ho J, Mayengbam S, Wang W, Pyke S, Virtanen H, Reimer RA

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-102486 PMID: 40449951

Association between parity and gravidity & hypertension and blood pressure: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Gulamhusein N, Pattar BSB, Dumanski SM, Harrison TG, Butalia S, Robert M, Schulz JA, Ahmed SB

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-094739 PMID: 39909532

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Sonia Butalia

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

CanDEG: Launching the Canadian Diabetes Epidemiology Group.

Navigating plant-based diets: increased cardiovascular risk in those with unhealthy plant-based dietary plans in people with pre-diabetes or diabetes.

Postpartum Diabetes Screening and Conversion Rates Among Women Diagnosed With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Using Standard vs Modified Criteria During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Do Provincial Formulary Restrictions Explain Differential Uptake of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors in Adults With Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease in Canada? A Retrospective Cohort Study of Pharmacy Claims.

Uptake and Factors Associated With COVID-19 Vaccination Among 3,779,733 Adults Living With and Without Diabetes: A Population Cohort Study in a Universal Health-care Setting.

Emergency department visits and hospitalizations after a diagnosis of angina with no obstructive coronary artery disease (ANOCA).

Peer support, continuity and coordinated care between health professionals are valued by women with type 1 diabetes in pregnancy.

Step and weight tracking with targets and coaching interventions in gestational diabetes: A randomized factorial feasibility trial.

Prebiotic supplementation in patients with type 1 diabetes: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial in Canada.

Association between parity and gravidity & hypertension and blood pressure: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Advisory groUp of adult patients and caRegivers Of childRen and youth with type 1 diAbetes mellitus (AURORA) Study

The DIabeteS and Cancer OUtcomes in a Real-world SEtting (DISCOURSE) Study

Prevent and Treat Diabetes for Healthy Living in Indigenous Communities of Alberta (Prev-Treat) program

Frequent collaborators

Sonia Butalia

Hude Quan

Kaberi Dasgupta

Peter Senior

Kaberi Dasgupta

Meranda Nakhla

Marcel Ruzicka

Andrew Pipe

Mukul Sharma

Charlotte Jones

Swapnil Hiremath

Richard Lewanczuk

Peter Selby

Amy Metcalfe

Kerry McBrien

Steven Grover

Ally Prebtani

Meranda Nakhla

Cedric Edwards

Paul Oh

Darren Lau

Gregory Kline

Jeffrey Johnson

Doreen Rabi

Guanmin Chen

JoAnne Arcand

Todd Anderson

Ronald Sigal

Stephen Wilton

Karen Tran

Danièle Pacaud

Louise Pilote

Jennifer Yamamoto

Stephanie Garies

Calvin Ke

Cora Constantinescu

Matthew James