SOCAL SLIPSTREAMFriday September 14 - Sunday September 16Canyon Creek Camp, Lake Hughes, California Beyond Type 1 and Connected In Motion invite you to join us for a weekend of community, connection + continuing education, set against a backdrop of fresh air + adventure! WHAT: SoCal Slipstream WHERE: Canyon Creek Camp, Lake...
Read MoreNORTHEASTERN SLIPSTREAMFriday June 8 - Sunday June 10Camp Cairbou, Winslow, Maine Beyond Type 1 and Connected In Motion invite you to join us for a weekend of community, connection + continuing education, set against a backdrop of fresh air + adventure! WHAT: Northeastern Slipstream WHERE: Camp Caribou, Winslow, ME WHEN: June 8-10,...
Read MoreWords by Alicia de la Rosa | Photos by Blair Ryan August 12th, 2017: 13 individuals with type 1 diabetes are in a hostel, figuring out the best way to pack their bags with all the necessary supplies for a 6-day backcountry hike through the North Coast Trail. Preparing your...
Read MoreWords by Amanda Coschi | Photos by Blair Ryan In August a group of 13 individuals came together to complete one of Canada’s most difficult hikes, the North Coast Trail (NCT). If there is one thing I learned about the trail, it is that it had a sense of humor -...
Read MoreWords by Allison Mitchell | Photos by Blair Ryan When I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2012 at the age of 34, I felt lost, alone, and scared. Even though I had amazing support and love from my family and friends, I wanted to be around others living...
Read MoreWords by Jen Hanson | Photos by Blair Ryan At Connected in Motion, we love adventure. We love connecting people around adventure. We love the intense sense of community that forms when a group of people take a stroll to the edge of their comfort zone and leap into the...
Read MoreChristel Oerum is the co-founder of TheFitBlog, a website about exercise, nutrition, and health for people living with diabetes. She just announced her next Healthy With Diabetes Challenge starting September 13th, 2017. We had a chance to ask her a little bit more about her life with diabetes, what motivated...
Read MoreWords by Heather Gomez | Art by ThinkLink Graphics Are you a Slipstream first-timer? If you have never been to one of our Slipstream Weekends, then you are probably wondering what actually happens at a Slipstream. What makes it so great? What does a whole group of adults with T1D...
Read MoreWords by Heather Gomez, Paul Vugteveen & Lindsey Palar | Photos provided by Paul Vugteveen & Lindsey Palar Have you been wondering what it would be like to join Connected in Motion on the upcoming 5.5er Canoe Trip this summer? We thought we would let our friends Paul and Lindsey tell you firsthand about their...
Read MoreWords by Heather Cole Recovery is something I have a love/hate relationship with. As in, I need to love it but I mostly hate it. I am the kind of person that likes to be operating in 110% mode all the time. I was successfully managing to work more than...
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