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.