Living With Diabetes, It's Like...


Dealing with the ups and downs of living with diabetes can be a challenge. It’s like living your daily life while keeping a balloon balanced in the air all day.

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JOIN THE BLUE BALLOON CHALLENGE

Joining the challenge is easy:

1: Take a video or photo of yourself doing an everyday activity while keeping a balloon in the air. Don’t be afraid to get creative or have a friend/family member join you.

2: Post your photo or video to Social Media with the hashtag #BlueBalloonChallenge

3: Tag 3 (or more!) friends to do the challenge with you.

OPTIONAL: Tag @MedtronicDiabetesCanada on your post and have a chance to be featured on the Medtronic Diabetes Canada social channels as a featured post!

We can't wait to see what you share! If you need ideas, check out what the community has already posted from around the world! Check out the #BlueBalloonChallenge on Instagram!

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LET'S SUPPORT JDRF AND DIABETES CANADA TO HELP PEOPLE WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES IN THEIR EVERYDAY CHALLENGES. 

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About Diabetes Canada

Diabetes Canada is the registered national charitable organization that is making the invisible epidemic of diabetes visible and urgent. Diabetes Canada partners with Canadians to End Diabetes through resources for health-care professionals on best practices to care for people with diabetes, advocacy to governments, schools, and workplaces; and funding world-leading Canadian research.

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About JDRF CANADA

JDRF Canada is the leading charitable funder into type 1 diabetes (T1D) research in the country. Our mission is to support the approximately 300,000 Canadians living with T1D, while funding research that will improve lives today and lead to cures tomorrow, so we can one day turn type one into type none. Your support will help us get closer to a world without T1D.

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ABOUT MEDTRONIC DIABETES

Medtronic is working with the global community to help change the way people manage diabetes. Together, we will transform diabetes care by expanding access, integrating care, and improving outcomes, so people with diabetes can enjoy greater freedom and better health.

For more than 35 years, we’ve continued to drive innovation, including new insulin delivery solutions. We are committed to innovating further. With a renewed focus on creating products that are easy to use, we hope our future technologies will enable people to focus more on life, and not diabetes.

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