Slipstream in the US! Oh Yeah Baby!

It’s my honor (or “honour” as they might say up north… is that a bad Canadian joke?) to present a guest post by Jen Hansen  from Connected in Motion! What is the special occasion? Slipstream is coming to the United States, October 25-27, 2013! I’m so excited! In 2009, I attended my very first Slipstream event. In fact, it was the very first Slipstream event. Hosted by Connected in Motion, a Canadian-based Charity focused on creating community for adults with Type 1 diabetes and using physical activity and outdoor adventure as a forum, Slipstream weekends have become a staple in my own sanity as a Type 1. It is the place where I can totally relax where having diabetes is both the focus and the very last thing you are thinking about. It is a second home, no matter where the geographical location. It brings together a community that somehow becomes instantly tight-knit, caring and supportive a community that understands all of those ‘little things’ that can really get to you as a Type 1. The Slipstream is more than just a weekend event it is the very philosophy upon which Connected in Motion and the Type 1 community here in Canada has been built upon. Connected in Motion creates a ‘slipstream’ for people living with diabetes. slip•stream\slip-strēm\ noun: the airstream generating reduced air pressure and forward suction directly behind a rapidly moving person with diabetes to ride in the slipstream of a fast-moving person with diabe...
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