Kentucky Diabetics

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Comment by Amanda on November 13, 2009 at 1:02pm

Hi everyone, I am from Bowling Green. I have been a diabetic since March 2007. I tried then but failed horribly. Now trying to get on track. I will take all the help and encouragement I can.

Comment by Ana Guzman on October 12, 2009 at 6:48am

Pump Support Group
Guest Speaker: Tom Kingery – Team Type 1 TriAthlete
Time: 7:30 pm
Place: The Family Medical Group
Timeless MedSpa
3260 Westbourne Dr
Cincinnati, Oh 45248
Please RSVP to Betty Hollstegge, RD, LD, CDE at bhollstegge@thefamilymedicalgroup.com
By all accounts, Tom Kingery was the picture of health. He played Division I football for Kent State University in Ohio while studying business marketing. In 1999, he started an orthopedic device manufacturing and distribution company, and he still managed to find time to train for and run one or two marathons a year.
In February of 2004, Kingery was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Rather than let the disease control his life, Kingery took control of his disease. He immediately felt it was important to continue his active lifestyle so he could dispel myths that only unhealthy people get diabetes and that it can limit what a person is capable of achieving.
Kingery is now a member of TEAM TYPE 1 ELite/Raam, founded in 2004 by two collegiate cyclists living with type 1 diabetes. The team won the non-stop, transcontinental Race Across America in record time in 2009. They completed the 3,021-mile (4,861 km) distance in five days, nine hours, and five minutes, racing from Oceanside, Calif., to Annapolis, Md.
Kingery heard about Team Type 1 from the executive director of the Central Ohio Diabetes Association, Jeanne Grothaus, and joined for the amazing opportunity to meet like-minded individuals who face the same challenges and overcome them everyday. When competing, Kingery enjoys cycling the most because of its speed and the sights it provides over a long ride. He is committed to changing negative perceptions of those with diabetes and spreading the mission of Team Type 1.
Kingery will speak about his experience with type 1 diabetes on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m., at The Family Medical Group. Kingery’s message is sure to instill hope and inspiration, and will encourage active management and control of diabetes through diet, exercise and the use of the best treatment and technology available today.

Comment by Rick Warneford on October 9, 2009 at 8:57pm

Where is the support group meeting being held?

Comment by Ana Guzman on October 8, 2009 at 1:39pm

Did you hear about that support group next Thursday, Oct 15? I saw it on the JDRF Cincinnati website. It's a pump support group but they are going to have a speaker- Tom Kingery, Team Type 1 TriAthlete.

Comment by Ana Guzman on October 2, 2009 at 6:16am

i live in Walton, KY

Comment by Rick Warneford on October 1, 2009 at 6:59pm

I live in Covington

Comment by lisa tivis on September 30, 2009 at 3:36pm

I live in goshen, outside louisville.

Comment by Timothy Bays on September 30, 2009 at 1:53pm

Billy Ray Cyrusville here...Flatwoods, northeastern Ky

Comment by Ana Guzman on September 30, 2009 at 1:30pm

Does anyone live in Northern Kentucky?