Dr. Michael Sarin is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada, and a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of UK. He holds a Masters of Education Degree from the University of Toronto and is a Certified Diabetes Educator with the Canadian Diabetes Association. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto and is currently Program Physician and Diabetes Educator for Cardiac and Diabetes Programs at the Toronto Rehab Institute. Dr. Sarin has been actively involved in the Canadian Diabetes Association for many years. He has made presentations to Diabetes Educators and has been a guest speaker at various Diabetes Expos in the GTA. He is a member of the committee currently developing the Diabetes Exercise Toolkit for patients and health care professionals. Dr. Sarin’s main areas of interest are patient education and empowerment, and management of chronic diseases caused by physical inactivity. He is the recipient of the 2009 “Health Professional of the Year Award” by the Canadian Diabetes Association.