Corporate Toronto rides hard for diabetes research
More than 5,000 people, made up of employees from some of Canada’s top corporations, put their pedal to the metal today in support of the 2005 Ride for Diabetes Research held at Nathan Phillips Square to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).
In its 17th year, the Ride for Diabetes Research is a unique fundraising event where each of five members of a corporate team rides a stationary bike in eight-minute intervals within an hour. Last year, the Ride for Diabetes Research raised nearly $1.2 million. This year, Ride participants are on track to surpass that figure and raise $1.4 million.
Exercise your Type 2 Diabetes
My colleagues in graduate school used to laugh at me when I would explicitly mention Type 2 Diabetes as my favourite illness. I was not making light of this illness that has been on the rise for the past 10 years and which is beginning to affect young children and teenagers. Type 2 Diabetes is my favourite illness because I know exercise can have a positive impact on preventing, managing and even reversing the disease.
