First T-1 diabetic to do Ironman Triathlon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk_Kvjvje6U
I remember watching this on the Wild World of Sports back in the 80's. I wasn't diagnosed at that time; but now I understand how remarkable it is. The insulin pump looks like a brick strapped to his side. Technology has come a long way since then.
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Permalink Reply by acidrock23 on -
Neat story! I like the monster pump, mesh-backed hats the support crew are wearing and yikes, 1980s running shorts! Thanks for sharing this great achievement with us!
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Permalink Reply by Unknown Diabetic on -
If you look closely at the pump it looks like he is turning dials on it. I like how they were talking about him checking every hour. I'm not doing a sporting event and I check almost that much. Is that BG meter one of the ones that you had to wait 5 minutes on?
And we complain about how bad we have it now. I am so glad I didn't have to go through the peeing on a stick thing with the color chart.
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Permalink Reply by Onliner on -
I did an Ironman before I got T1. Even though the body will gradually adapt to the longer workouts, so their impact on BS will be less, I can easily see the extra difficulty.
But as this guy proves, and many other after him, it's not impossible. Nearly all motivated people who has the time and a bike will be able to do it.
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