We are excited to announce that Connected in Motion is a recipient of a Medtronic Philanthropy Health Access Grant! The funding will be used to help support Connected in Motion’s experiential diabetes education, outdoor adventure, and physical activity programming throughout Canada in 2014 and 2015. Check out the full press…
Erin Spineto, Kate Eldean, and Renee Moreno, all living with Type 1 diabetes, are embarking on a swimming adventure June 28, 2014. But, this wasn’t a spontaneous decision on any one person’s part; this is a story that has been years in the making. Erin’s background is triathlon, but after…
What do knots, needles, tubing, chalk, and tight fitting shoes have in common?? Indoor Rock Climbing with Type 1 Diabetes! This past Saturday CIM took a group to Joe Rockhead’s in Toronto for an afternoon of indoor rock adventure. We had a lot of new faces out and, while the…
There are really big Type 1 inspirations, like Kris Freeman participating in his 4th Olympics this winter, or Sebastien Sasseville and his OutRun Diabetes campaign. These great feats are amazing at bringing a sense of pride to the diabetes community, and generally inspiring people to push their comfort zones and…
Words: Virtue Bajurny | Photos: Mike Last YMCA Camp Wanakita is where the first ever CIM Slipstream was held. It is also where the first Slipstream I ever attended was held. After that year the event was moved to the smaller YMCA Camp, Pine Crest. Throughout the drive from Toronto…
Words: Virtue Bajurny A short while back we posted a review of the book My Sweet Life: Successful women with diabetes and I promised we’d follow up with a review of A Sweet Life: Successful men with diabetes. This is that review. In starting A Sweet Life: Successful men with…
We are excited to announce Connected in Motion’s contributions to the International Diabetes Federation’s World Diabetes Congress of 2013! Executive Director, Jen Hanson, along with CIM’s Community Manager, Virtue Bajurny, will join the world’s leading experts in diabetes in Melbourne, Australia in December, 2013 and contribute both oral and poster…
Words: Virtue Bajurny I’ve had this pet peeve for a while: go to any bookstore and look under the diabetes heading… What are you struck with? A plethora of cookbooks, diet plans, management how-to’s, and promises of magic reversal programs. What are you missing? Personal accounts; what life actually looks…
Words: Amy Burrows | Images: Mike Last Around two years ago at Winter Slipstream all the Ambassadors sat down and wrote out what event we could host that seemed right up Connected in Motion’s alley. We all wrote down our ideas and shared with the group. Stephanie Brodie (mastermind of…
It was a hot and muggy day for this year’s Birdies for ‘Betes golf tournament: sitting at 33° C, but feeling more like 41° C with the humidity. Nevertheless, we had a great turn-out of volunteers and participants! A total of 15 teams hit the green at Highlands Golf Club…
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