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Canadian type 1 and fitness organizations
Connected in Motion- “… is a community of adults who are living life with diabetes without limits. CIM uses outdoor and physical activity as a forum for experiential diabetes education.”
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Dskate– unique hockey programming for young type 1 diabetics
Canadian Athletes with type 1 diabetes
Daymon Blackport-soccer player
Dr. Anne Marie Hospod-marathoner, triathlete, Canadian Death Race competitor
Image courtesy of Anne Marie Hospod
- Volunteer Applications Open for Boston Marathon via Canadian Running Magazine
- Measuring Progress via Canadian Running Magazine
Chris Jarvis-Olympic rower
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Chris’ I Challenge Diabetes Organization
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- Chris Jarvis, World Champion Canadian Rower via dLife
- Chris Jarvis defied the odds and became a rower via Welland Tribune
- Rower rises to the top via Toronto Star
Luka Lee-Ryerson Rams soccer player
Celine Parent- triathlete, runner from Ontario
Sebastien Sasseville-first T1D to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 2008, 6x Ironman, triathlete & ultra-marathoner
- Runner raising diabetes awareness in Corner Brook via The Pilot, Newfoundland
- Outrunning diabetes via nlnews.com
- Diabetic triathlete Sebastien Sasseville running across Canada for charity via Yahoo! Shine On blog
- Sebastien Sasseville trying to Outrun Diabetes via CBC.CA radio interview
- Cross-country trek aims to ‘outrun diabetes’ via Red Deer Express
- Outpacing T1D in the Sahara Desert via JDRF
- Running raises diabetes awareness in Corner Brook via The Packet
- Quebec man outruns diabetes with cross-canada trek via Herald News
- Run to raise diabetes awareness reaches Halifax via Global TV Halifax
- Outrun Diabetes runner stops in New Glasgow via The News
- Athlete with diabetes encourages Truro to overcome obstacles via Truro Daily News
Shawn Shepheard- 3x marathoner, 7 x half-marathoner, recreational hockey player
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- Hitting the gym with Shawn Shepheard, author of the new book “Life is Sweet” via T1dactiveliving
- AUDIO Shawn Shepheard, Sweet Success: Living well with diabetes via BlogTalkRadio
Alanna Swartz, weight lifter
Terrence Teixeira- marathoner, triathlete, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, represented Canada in the World Triathlon Grand Final London
Representing Canada at the World Triathlon Championships
Image courtesy of Mallory Zorman
Canadian Type 1 athlete blogs
Alberta Diabetic Girl (last entry January 2014)
Blood, Sweat and Carbs (Triathlete who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) (last entry September 2013)
Canadian D-gal (Avid cyclist who lives in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)
Celine Parent (Canadian runner and swimmer)
Connected in Motion’s Fresh Air Blog
Insulin and Iron (who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) (last entry November 2013)
Insulin on Ice (Speed skater living in Calgary, Alberta)
Princess of Pavement (type 1 diabetic runner)
Trained by Insulin by Bram Hutchinson (last entry November 2013)
Canadian articles about type 1 diabetes and exercise:
Coming out of the Cave: Finding my diabetic tribe in the North
York University, Toronto, Ontario Canada-Michael Riddell‘s page with various articles on type 1 diabetes and exercise including:
Tips for exercise and type 1 diabetes (by Beth Farnell and M Riddell)
Article: Exercise Helps Regulate your Blood Glucose Levels and Leaves You Feeling Great (by R. Hanley)
Insulin adjustments for exercise for type 1 diabetes (by Iscoe et al.)
Research Impact-Low blood sugar impacts athletic performance in kids with diabetes and KMb in Action story
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