Words by Jen Hanson | Photos by Mike Last And Winter Slipstream #7 has come to a close. Another one in the books. It’s hard to believe that it has been over seven years since CIM founder, Chloe Vance, turned her idea to create a space for like-minded adults with Type 1 diabetes…
Every year Connected in Motion provides unique programming that pushes people with Type 1 diabetes to step outside of their comfort zones, adventuring to places they never thought possible. For some, that means conquering a high ropes course, taking on a half-marathon, or going on their first backcountry canoe trip. For many,…
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The last Saturday of November we held our annual Slipstream in the City party in Toronto, with a parallel event running in Vancouver. We are so grateful to everyone that came out for the event and those that volunteered, making both of the events amazing celebrations of Connected in Motion…
Last week, we posted some important news about the evolution of the active diabetes community. We are now reaching out to the T1 community to help us to make sure we are around for a while yet. As we grow and evolve ourselves, we want to be sure we are making…
Official announcements were made last week about the winding down of Insulindependence – the organization that has helped blaze the trails for adventure, sport, and experiential diabetes education throughout the past 10 years. IN has been an invaluable mentor and partner to CIM as we’ve grown. News of another member of…
GivingTuesday is a global day of giving. After the sales of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, GivingTuesday is a time to celebrate and encourage activities that support charities and non profits. Whether it’s making a donation, volunteering time, helping a neighbour or spreading the word, GivingTuesday is a movement for…
With December 1st comes the close of Diabetes Awareness Month 2014. This year there were a lot of great initiatives going on: Big Blue Test, Smash Diabetes, WDD Twitter Marathon, and the #Insulin4All campaign… just to name a few! For our part, we ran our third World Diabetes Day Photo…
Connected in Motion is driven by its community. Each and every one of our community members inspire us to grow––to push harder to redefine life with Type 1 diabetes and to breathe fresh air into diabetes education. Awarded for the first time in 2012, the CIM Inspiration Award recognizes the…