Diagnosed with type 1 (see description below) diabetes in 2002, Sébastien Sasseville became the first Canadian with diabetes to reach the summit of Mount Everest on May 25th 2008. He is also one of only three people in the world )ith that chronic disease to have climbed the highest peak on the planet.

In the spirit of sharing the dream, he also led groups of teens to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro and to Mount Everest Base camp.

Sébastien Sasseville is a powerful and charismatic speaker. He forces to profound reflections, challenges conceptions and causes any audience to take action. While captivating listeners with thrilling stories, Sébastien will motivate your crew to reach new heights, to overcome the obstacles of the corporate world and inspire anybody who is willing to listen to be the best at what they do.

Sébastien Sasseville has already impacted the life of hundreds of thousands of people via his conferences, expeditions and TV appearances. He obtained a degree in Public Relations shortly after his diagnostic. Climber and world adventurer, he has dedicated his career to inspire and motivate audiences of all kinds.

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Type 1 diabetes is a non-preventable autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks and destroys the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas. It is the most severe form of diabetes, attacking children and adults, leaving them insulin dependent for life. Unlike type 2 diabetes, it cannot be prevented by diet, exercise or medication and living with the disease demands constant blood testing and regulating. A person living with type 1 diabetes requires approximately 1,463 needles a year and 2,190 finger pokes a year to test their blood sugar – it imposes a very structured lifestyle on a family to adequately monitor the disease, and, avoid devastating complications.

More than three million Canadians have some form of diabetes, 300,000 of which live with type 1 diabetes. More than 60,000 Quebeckers have type 1 diabetes.