Who are we ?

Diabète Bas St-Laurent is a community organization that was created in 1992 under the corporate name "ENTRAIDE DIABÉTIQUE BAS-ST-LAURENT INC. It was not until 2003 that the name was changed to the business register for "DIABÈTE BAS ST-LAURENT INC".

Subsidized by the Bas-St-Laurent Health and Social Services Agency, Diabète Bas St-Laurent's mission is to:

• Educate individuals and their families about diabetes;
• Raise awareness to this disease and its prevention;
• Refer people with diabetes to health professionals.

Our territory covers 5 RCMs, namely Rimouski-Neigette, La Mitis, La Matapédia, La Matanie and Haute-Gaspésie.