This week’s question: Since peoples’ goals are often about challenging themselves in new ways, what has inspired you to try something new or push a little further this new year? This past month’s Monday in Motion questions have all been related to people’s goals for 2013. You can check out…
This week’s question: What have you found are the biggest obstacles to keeping active so far this year? Responses: There was a wide variety of obstacles that people have come across so far this year, but all very specific and tangible. In particular… Andy said: “Two very different things: 1)…
This week’s question: How do people plan to stay motivated and on track with their activity goals for the year? Responses: This week’s responses all seemed to focus, in one way or another, on keeping motivated by connecting with others about a goal. Jen said that she struggles a lot…
This week’s question: What’s your goal for keeping active for this new year? Responses: People talked about their exercise goals for the year. Some had specific targets to reach for the year: Mark is training for a 21k in March, and hoping to do more depending on how that run…
We’re taking the month of December to take a look back at the past year living with diabetes. Last week’s question: What tools helped the most in getting through your biggest diabetes challenge? This week’s question(s): How do you define success with your diabetes? What do you think was your…
We’re taking the month of December to take a look back at the past year living with diabetes. Last week’s question: What has been your biggest diabetes challenge over the past year? This week’s question: What tools helped the most in getting through your biggest diabetes challenge? Responses: There were…
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…
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…
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…
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…