Stories

Two generations of Type 1 Diabetes patients benefitting from the life-changing impact of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices.

As an adult, Chloe Vance was flying solo with her diabetes—celebrating the successes alone and navigating the challenges by herself. By 2008, she knew she wanted to create a diabetes community...

Meet Osmond – an unforgettable Medtronic patient – managing symptoms of cerebral palsy with two Medtronic therapies.

App-connected medical devices can help patients, while cutting down visits during the pandemic

Remote management of some implanted devices are changing the way doctors address health conditions like heart disease

Simon Henley survived two cardiac arrests. The first was due to luck, and the second to cutting-edge technology.

Made-in-Canada cryoablation can lead to improved outcomes compared to drug treatment.

APP-ENABLED PACEMAKERS EMPOWER CANDID TALK ABOUT PATIENTS LIVING WITH A PACEMAKER WHAT PATIENTS SAY ABOUT NEW APP-ENABLED DEVICES APP CONNECTED HEART DEVICES HeartLife Foundation co-founder Marc...

Enhanced technology offers an effective alternative to opioids and nerve blockers

Janet Becker no longer needs to live in an opioid fog to keep chronic pain from ruining her life. As the opioid epidemic continues to devastate lives across Canada, the resident of Coquitlam, B.C....

Now retired and experiencing some cognitive decline, Gord is relying more than ever on his wife Susan to help manage his Type 1 Diabetes. A Continuous Glucose Monitor could give them both peace of...

Nadine Sowik has type 1 diabetes and hypoglycemia unawareness, which she says makes a continuous glucose monitor a necessity. But insurance wouldn’t cover it until a nearly catastrophic car...

APP-ENABLED PACEMAKERS EMPOWER BRINGING PATIENT VOICES TO THE CONVERSTATION WHAT PATIENTS SAY ABOUT NEW APP-ENABLED DEVICES APP CONNECTED HEART DEVICES Pacemakers have extended the lives and...

After a severe hypoglycemia incident, Carla Hoger switched to an insulin pump. Insurance and Pharmacare won’t cover the continuous glucose monitoring she needs. Just before her 23rd birthday,...

Rebecca was ready to give up hope and accept that she would be relying on a cane to get around because of her immobilizing chronic pain. That was the reality until she visited the pain clinic at...

He’s managing his type 1 diabetes – but soon, his coverage will be gone

After 10 years of constant debilitating pain that forced her to use a cane or crutches to walk, Sarah Graff is now living a normal life. The mother of two small children is active enough to run a...

Barrx Radio-Frequency Ablation is a minimally invasive treatment for Barrett's Esophagus For Mary Hedley-Brown, the news came as a shock. A survivor of cervical cancer, she had lost her husband to...