Sonia Butalia, University of British Columbia

Research

Diabetes Management Medication Effectiveness Prediabetes Antidiabetic Medications Prevention Of Diabetes Related Complications Diabetes Prevention Early Or Mild Diabetes Glucose Lowering Agents

Latest papers

Insulin pump use in pregnancy is associated with lower HbA1c without increasing the rate of severe hypoglycaemia or diabetic ketoacidosis in women with type 1 diabetes.
Diabetologia · 2014

All 1 publications

Latest funding

People with Prediabetes and Mild Diabetes: management and outcomes (PPreMild DM study)
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$416,924
People with Prediabetes and Mild Diabetes: characteristics, management and outcomes
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Building CAPACIty for pediatric diabetes research and quality improvement across Canada
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$934,977

All 3 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Insulin pump use in pregnancy is associated with lower HbA1c without increasing the rate of severe hypoglycaemia or diabetic ketoacidosis in women with type 1 diabetes.

Kallas-Koeman MM, Kong JM, Klinke JA, Butalia S, Lodha AK, Lim KI, Duan QM, Donovan LE

Diabetologia2014

DOI: 10.1007/s00125-014-3163-6 PMID: 24434960

People with Prediabetes and Mild Diabetes: management and outcomes (PPreMild DM study)

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ambasta, Anshula; Butalia, Sonia; Dormuth, Colin R; Lega, Iliana C; Thompson, Wade

Keywords: Antidiabetic Medications; Diabetes Management; Medication Effectiveness; Prediabetes; Prevention Of Diabetes Related Complications

$416,924

People with Prediabetes and Mild Diabetes: characteristics, management and outcomes

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant - PA: Patient-Oriented Research: Early-Career Investigator

Principal investigators: Ambasta, Anshula; Butalia, Sonia; Dormuth, Colin R; Lega, Iliana C; Thompson, Wade

Keywords: Diabetes Management; Diabetes Prevention; Early Or Mild Diabetes; Glucose Lowering Agents; Medication Effectiveness; Prediabetes

$100,000

Building CAPACIty for pediatric diabetes research and quality improvement across Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: Diabetes Mechanisms and Translational Solutions - General Pool

Principal investigators: Amed, Shazhan; Nakhla, Meranda; Von Oettingen, Julia E; Zenlea, Ian S

Keywords: Benchmarking; Implementation Science; Models Of Care; Patient-Reported Outcomes; Pediatric Diabetes; Quality Improvement

$934,977

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Diabetes Management Dear Professor Butalia, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Insulin pump use in pregnancy is associated with lower HbA1c without increasing the rate of severe hypoglycaemia or diabetic ketoacidosis in women with type 1 diabetes." (2014), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "People with Prediabetes and Mild Diabetes: management and outcomes (PPreMild DM study)" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]