T1D Tech & Innovation: 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. Did we...
Read MoreGetting Active with 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. Here are the activities that you said you loved or were interested in, and the themes that helped us...
Read MoreLet's talk about Food, Nutrition & 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...
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. You can check out our first blog on the topic here....
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 MoreMedtronic has received Health Canada approval for their MiniMed™ 770G system. The new pump is the latest in Medtronic’s self-adjusting insulin pump system and features a Bluetooth connected smartphone app, automatic uploads to CareLink, and, new to Medtronic’s pumps, the ability to update with future software upgrades. Medtronic has a...
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 MoreUpdated: Monday November 23, 2020 @ 9:30am EST According to the Health Canada website, Tandem Diabetes Care has received Health Canada approval for their Control-IQ technology. You can access the official Tandem Diabetes Care press release, here. Read on to learn more about the new software update as learned from...
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,...
Read MoreAs the costs of living with Type 1 diabetes continue to increase, we thought it was important to help you take a look at what the costs for you, as an individual are, associated with taking care of your Type 1 diabetes in Canada. Throughout our blog series, we’ll be...
Read MoreIn order to better understand the world we live in, we must look to where we have been. This 3-part Diabetes Past & Present series will examine different elements of diabetes in history and discuss how these stories relate to current events in the community. We'll start by looking at...
Read MoreAs many companies and organizations in the diabetes world are coming out with innovative new tools, it can be hard to know how each option fits into real-life! At CIM, we’re committed to sharing our own experiences with diabetes tech and programming, to help your own learning experiences. Today, CIM’s...
Read MoreContinuous Glucose Monitoring technology is awesome for a ton of reasons - being able to monitor changes and trends in your blood glucose readings in real time, and alerted to potentially scary changes, is an exciting option in our diabetes management toolkits! That being said, one of the biggest complaints...
Read MoreOne of the biggest shifts in terms of diabetes care during the current pandemic has been movement from in-person clinic visits to virtual clinic visits. After a few months of navigating this new world, we checked in with the community to learn about their experiences having diabetes virtual visits. Read...
Read MoreAdvanced diabetes tech research means that more exciting and innovative diabetes management tools, including new insulin pumps, are becoming readily available. However, Canadian pump coverage often causes the tricky dilemma of sticking out your old technology until you can choose a new product at no cost, or paying out of...
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