As 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...
Read MoreIncreased flexibility and personalized options in diabetes tech can help make life with Type 1 diabetes just a little bit easier. If you’re a Dexcom CGM user, you may have noticed that they recently made some changes to the Clarity app which we wanted to share with you. Disclaimer: Please...
Read MoreWith the numerous changes in our day-to-day lives in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, diabetes management has been faced with new challenges and changes as well. Our friends at Medtronic Diabetes Canada have put together a number of videos on their website to help navigate these unpredictable times. Today,...
Read MoreProperly caring for your diabetes tech is always important - and keeping them clean is no exception! Wondering how you can safely clean your pump or CGM? Our friends at Medtronic have released some helpful guides on how to best clean and disinfect your diabetes tech, and we’re happy to...
Read MoreIn February, CIM travelled to Madrid, Spain to take part in the 2020 Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD) conference. We took in as much as we could and shared through both Instagram and Twitter in real time, but, of course, there was way more that we wanted to...
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