This blog post is part of a series celebrating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. You can also read our previous blogs on the people who discovered insulin; Eva Saxl & her homemade insulin; and the first recipients of insulin! All blogs were written by CIM Intern, Eleanor...
Read MoreThe Firsts: Stories of the Earliest Users of Insulin: This blog post is part of a series celebrating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. These blogs were written by CIM intern Eleanor Medley - you can check out our last blog on the incredible Eva Saxl here! When...
Read MoreMental Health & Type 1 Diabetes: The Connected in Motion team surveyed the community to find out the topics and themes that were top of mind as we launched into 2021. This is what we’ve learned from you and what we’ll be focusing on addressing in the year to come....
Read MoreHappy 100th anniversary to the discovery of insulin! Yes, it was in 1921 that Banting and Best started their famous experiments in Dr. Macleod’s lab at the University of Toronto. It was a true game-changer for people with diabetes. Throughout this year, we will be celebrating all things insulin—stay tuned...
Read MoreOver the last few months, CIM Content Intern, Eleanor Medley, took a look at the past, present, and future of the diabetes world. She took a detailed look at the American Disability Rights Movement. We wanted to follow that up and dive a little bit deeper into how the disability...
Read MoreThis blog post is part of the Diabetes Past & Present series examining how diabetes history shapes current events in the community. You can check out part one of this series focusing on insulin development here, and part two of the series focusing on diabetes camps here. This blog will...
Read MoreContinuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs for short!) provide people with diabetes an option to receive alerts to high or low readings to stop them in their tracks. Products like the Dexcom G6 allow users to see their blood glucose readings in real time through a wearable sensor, alongside insight into the...
Read MoreThe CIM team wanted to share with you more about the new Medtronic Guardian Connect system. Since 2014, there has only been one commercial option for Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) stand-alone systems in Canada. Stand-alone systems provide glucose monitoring options to community members who are managing their diabetes using multiple...
Read MoreHave you ever wondered, how does the Omnipod Work? So have we! We scoured the internet and talked to some of our favourite Podders to learn as much as we could about how the Omnipod works and wanted to share what we learned with you. Disclaimer: Please check out CIM’s...
Read MoreThis blog post is part of the Diabetes Past & Present series examining how diabetes history shapes current events in the community. You can check out part one of this series focusing on insulin development here. This blog will address the creation of diabetes camps. Learn more about Eleanor Medley,...
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