Two weeks ago Connected in Motion hosted its third annual Slipstream in the City Party––a fusion of celebration and fundraising that highlights the core of the CIM philosophy––community. Community kəˈmjuːnɪti noun: 1. the condition of sharing or having certain attitudes and interests in common. 2. a similarity or identity. 3….
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: Virtue Bajurny | Images: Blair Ryan We landed in Seattle to fog. Lots of it. And this fog followed us all the way across the ferry to Orcas Island and right into YMCA Camp Orkila. It seemed a fitting metaphor for CIM’s first Slipstream in the US- new things…
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…
Words: Jen Hanson | Photos: Virtue Bajurny Crisp fall air. The fading warmth of summer. Pumpkin Spice Lattes. It could only mean one thing – time for Western Slipstream. It wasn’t long ago that Virtue and I left behind the changing colours of the Ontario autumn and headed west –…
A new stage in the CIM evolution: A note from CIM founder, Chloe Vance.
Epic. There word describes the adventures of the 2013 Extended Canoe Trip better.
We notice a couple of people in the community had started to wear the Medtronic Enlite Glucose Sensor (newly available in Canada) and were curious about their experience with the new system. So, we asked them! Here’s some thoughts about the new sensor from Shaun, Chloe, Amy, and Jen… SHAUNA…
Words: Meghan Sauvé I am a diabetes researcher, having spent eight years unconditionally devoted to understanding how high blood glucose leads to those insidious complications associated with diabetes. Specifically, I study a particular set of molecules that are necessary for blood vessels to constrict. I work to understand how these…
Words: Luke Cameron | Photos: Mike Last I had checked and re-checked my dry sac Wednesday night to ensure I had everything. I have a bad habit of forgetting one or two things when I go on canoe trips. I forgot an extra pair of shoes a month earlier on…
Dear Friends of CIM, We are in a bit of a predicament. There have been other years where we’ve just scraped by, many of them because we forwent paying ourselves in order to keep the organization alive and running… Not ideal, but we made it through. This year, however, is…
Written by Erin Randall Last weekend a group of 13 ambitious Type 1s and 5.5ers (friends, family members, and loved ones of anyone with T1!) set out on the beautiful waters of Killarney Provincial Park in sight of new friendships and endless adventures. The Second Annual 5.5er 3-day Canoe Trip…
This week’s Monday in Motion Q: Back in January we talked about people’s goals for keeping active this year (http://bit.ly/15YmAZN), how are people doing with their activity goals so far this year? Responses: Andy said that he’s continued cycling, which is always his goal. Luke mentioned that he completed BOTH…
Tides, tacos and team spirit: CIM’s first surf camp in Tofino, BC
This week’s Monday in Motion Q: Since we have been talking team sports (http://bit.ly/12B0VLS), how do people handle wearing diabetes gear (pumps/CGM) while playing contact sports? Responses: This is question that we get asked a lot, and we’ve put it out to the community quite a few times. It seemed…
This week’s Monday in Motion Q: When playing team sports or just active with other people, do you disclose your diabetes? How so? Responses: So, pretty much everyone responding to this week’s question noted that they let their teammates know about their type 1 diabetes. Luke said, “I usually tell…
“Unless you puke, faint, or die, keep going!” If you recognize this quote then you must know who Jillian Michaels is. If not, I will give you a quick breakdown of who this amazing woman is: She is best known for her role as a Personal Trainer on the reality…
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