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It's been so long!! We miss our get togethers and seeing our friends and families face-to-face. Until we can safely gather, join us online for our Virtual Camps! We will be meeting once a month and for the full week of March Break on Zoom, for some interactive fun with a side of diabetes talk for kids and teens. Our first Virtual camp of 2021 takes place February 13. https://ichallengediabetes.ticketspice.com/virtual-sports-c... https://ichallengediabetes.ticketspice.com/march-break-virt

Pssst. We're hiring! Think you have what it takes to work with us this summer? Check out ICD job opportunities in adventure, social media, sports camps and web design on our website. https://ichallengediabetes.org/about/job-opportunites/

It's almost time for another edition of our Virtual Sports Camp! T1 soccer star and coach Brodi Keefe will be leading soccer drills and skills, November 7. From on-air BG checks with their fellow campers, snacks, carb counting, and great diabetes discussions - we aim to bring the ICD Experience to you! Open to all campers across Canada, T1D and non-T1D kids of all ages, their friends and siblings. Sign up now https://ichallengediabetes.ticketspice.com/virtual-sports-c.

Coming to a SMART Board or screen near you! We are taking our annual Diabuddies School Tour online during National Diabetes Awareness Month. Interested in finding out if your child's class can join the fun, learning and acceptance that our school presentations provide? Fill out our request form here https://ichallengediabetes.org/programs/diabuddies/form/ ALSO NEW THIS YEAR! An exciting chance for each student and family to connect with our speakers! Choose from two dates to... join ICD founder and former Olympian, Chris Jarvis on a Zoom call. We will go over what each interactive classroom presentation will cover, and be sure to add your input! Students and families decide whether they will actively join in class presentations, and what their roles will be. This is your chance to ask questions, meet our speakers and other students and families taking part in our 2020 Diabuddies Tour! Choose your date below! Saturday October 24, 1:30pm- 2:30pm EST https://us02web.zoom.us//tZAqf-2vqjkjH9ERM51JBcu5wWCU1idKD Wednesday October 28, 8pm-9pm EST https://us02web.zoom.us//tZMld-qtrD8sGdyR4JewWfNthOMlb8-W8 Thank you to Dexcom Canada for their support of our Diabuddies Tour. https://youtu.be/a0hLVh03UKY

With more choices in diabetes technology in Canada, how do you choose what's right for you? Video chat with Speaker and Author Gary Scheiner, MS, CDE about your best options, Wednesday October 21 at 8pm EST/5pm PST. Hosted by our friends at Ypsomed Diabetescare, as part of their 'T1 Connects' virtual education series. Register at https://fal.cn/Ypsomed_T1_Connects Ypsomed Diabetescare

ICD leader and mentor Luc Arbour, left, is a 4th Year BSc Kinesiology student at Brock University. Leaving his home in Southwestern Ontario to attend school brought all the usual challenges - where to live, finding classes and new friends. As a type 1 diabetic of 19 years, Luc had some extra planning to do! He shares his story and some encouragement for incoming students like his younger brother Adrien, right, in today's blog post. "Moving away from home to go to school or to... start a new career can be difficult to begin with, but if you are someone with T1D then there are so many more things that need to be considered. How are you going to get supplies like insulin, sites/pods and or sensors? And what are you going to do if you have a severe low or high. When I moved away for school, I ended up living with a roommate in my first year and with 5 other boys for the past 2 years. Something that has helped me to take control and not worry about my diabetes is having these 5 others around and teaching them about my disease and what they can do to help me. Starting in first year I gave them a general outline of what exactly T1D is and how it works. I showed them where I keep all my emergency supplies: Dex tablets, glucagon, insulin pens, sensor reader and test kit. I demonstrated how everything works and what I would do if I needed anything and gave them the ability to play around with some of the devices and see how they worked. (let them do my bg test/read my sensor) We set up an emergency action plan with multiple steps to use if ever we were together, and I were to pass out or get very sick. It worked so well that they came up with a jingle to know when I would need glucagon! Over the past 4 years that I have been away from my family living at school, I have not yet had a moment where I have needed their help; however, whenever I am low they are always close by to make sure that I am alright. Do not be afraid to share with your friends or roommates, have a plan for when you move away from home, you may never need to have anybody help you but by giving them the ability to help and learn more about T1D you could also save someone else’s life."

We are gearing up for our annual Diabuddies School Tour ...and we are going VIRTUAL this year. Which means we can visit more schools, more classrooms in more towns and cities across the country! Join our Diabuddies Online Workshop to meet our speakers and find out how we support students and families living with T1. If you have already booked your visit, be sure to sign up for a pre-talk workshop. If you haven't requested an interactive presentation for your classroom - wha...t are you waiting for? Fill out our request form. Thanks to Dexcom Canada for supporting this program! https://ichallengediabetes.org/programs/diabuddies/

Our friends at Ypsomed Diabetescare are hosting a new virtual education series, ‘T1 Connects' developed specifically for the needs of Canadians with Type 1 diabetes. Join via video chat to hear from a range of healthcare professionals and patients as they discuss various topics relevant to people living with T1D. Register at https://fal.cn/Ypsomed_T1_Connects @ypsomeddiabetescare_canada

We are thankful for you, our ICD family! #thankful #ichallengediabetes

In the last video Monica Sadik showed us how to change your basal rates. This video touches on figuring out your insulin to carb ratios!

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