It’s hard to believe that it was only a little over a week ago that we held our second annual fundraiser event, Slipstream in the City 2012. This year’s event was held at the Steam Whistle Brewing building, in the heart of downtown Toronto. The event and venue was filled…
We are nearing the close of another year, so this month we are taking a look back to see what challenges and personal bests we’ve been able to achieve over the past twelve months. First up… Question: What has been your biggest diabetes challenge over the past year? Responses: People…
November 14th, 2010 we put on a one time World Diabetes Day Photo Scavenger Hunt event. Last year many were disappointed that the Photo Scavenger Hunt was not made an annual addition to Connected in Motion event roster… So, this year we brought it back in a BIG WAY! This…
Question: Some people said that cold weather curbs their activity, do peoplel have ideas for keeping active out of the cold? Responses: Jen commented that, “I like to tell myself that there is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing choices. The ‘curbing’ of my activity always seems…
When we heard how the CN Tower came to be blue for World Diabetes Day 2012 we knew we had to share this awesome story of friendship and support. Thanks to Slipstreamer Terrence for relaying how it happened and what this World Diabetes Day meant to him as a newly…
Question: Keeping with the theme of cold weather and diabetes, how do people find the cold affects their blood glucose levels? This question was prompted from Heather Buckle’s talk about exercise and diabetes at the Annual Type 1 Diabetes Update at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. Heather is a person…
Here is a slideshow of our tweets from the Annual Type 1 Diabetes Update that was held at Mount Sinai Hospital in, on November 17, 2012. If you prefer to see the tweets in a timeline you can click here. [View the story “Annual Type 1 Diabetes Update” on…
Name: Victoria Campbell Where: All over the place – currently Wollaston Lake SK (The top of the world), sometimes Toronto. What can you tell us about life with diabetes? It sucks. It is complicated and involves a lot of effort to maintain, keep healthy and stay alive. I was diagnosed…
Question: Weather’s getting colder here, what do you do to keep your gear protected from elements when active outdoors? Insulin pumps: The overwhelming response from the CIM community was to keep your pump close to the warmth of your body when out in the cold. Kristin noted that when she…
Monday in Motion for October 15th, 2012. Still thinking abt motivation Q’s… Specifically, what aspect of #diabetes + exercise do you find de-motivating? #MondayinMotion #doc #dsma Still thinking abt motivation Q's… Specifically, what aspect of #diabetes + exercise do you find de-motivating? #MondayinMotion #doc #dsma — Connected in Motion (@ConnectInMotion)…
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