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Bri Carraquilla poses on a lacrosse field while holding a lacrosse stick and her phone, which shows a Dexcom display

“Invisible Illness Reveals Invisible Strength” Yale lacrosse player Bri Carrasquillo explains Dexcom U

athletes, living with T1DBy Stacey SimmsDecember 20, 2022Leave a comment

A student athlete diagnosed with type 1 just after her very first college season, Bri Caraquillo had reached her dream of playing lacrosse at Yale but had to figure it all out all over again after her diagnosis in May of 2020 Bri is part of the very first class of Dexcom U – a…

Doug Scalia after a run with Beyond type Run branding around him, includes a red frame

25 Marathons, One World Series of Poker, and 23 Years of T1D: Meet Doug Scalia

athletes, living with T1DBy Stacey SimmsSeptember 13, 2022Leave a comment

Doug Scalia has completed 25 marathons in 15 states. He’s about to add three more to his list, including the New York City Marathon as part of a team of people with type 1. He knows it sounds like an impossible feat for many, but he says anyone can do it! Doug was diagnosed as…

Sebastien Sasseville wearing a bike helmet and cycling

“Choose To Do Difficult Things” – T1D Ultra-Athlete Sebastien Sasseville

athletes, living with T1DBy Stacey SimmsJuly 26, 2022Leave a comment

Sebastien Sasseville recently completed The Race Across America, a grueling 3-thousand mile coast to coast cycling event that riders must complete in only 12 days. That means pushing through not just diabetes, Sasseville lives with type 1, but also eating on the bike and sleeping just a few hours at a time. Sasseville has been…

Mike Joyce poses on a hiking trail

“Take the Leap” – Mike Joyce is a Long Distance Hiker with T1D

athletes, living with T1DBy Stacey SimmsMay 24, 2022Leave a comment

Mike Joyce is out there – somewhere – on the Pacific Crest Trail. He set out a couple of days before this episode airs, on a 2600 mile long distance hike. It’s part of his attempt to complete what’s called the Triple Crown of Hiking. He’s already done the Appalachian Trail and the Continental Divide…

Sage Donnelly in a kayak on rapid water

“It’s been absolutely amazing” – Sage Donnelly, World-Champion Kayaker with T1D

athletes, living with T1DBy Stacey SimmsApril 12, 2022Leave a comment

Sage Donnelly started kayaking with her father at age two, when he’d sit her in the boat next to him. She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 3 and got right back in the water. After watching competitions for several more years, at age seven she told her parents she wanted to compete.…

Robin Arzon with Omnipod showing

“Forward is a Pace” – T1D Peloton Instructor Robin Arzon

athletes, living with T1DBy Stacey SimmsDecember 28, 2021Leave a comment

Peloton instructor Robin Arzon was diagnosed with type 1 as an adult, when she was already an endurance athlete and marathon runner. After her diagnosis, she was determined to keep those incredible fitness feats coming. Arzon is now Peloton’s VP of fitness programming, an ultramarathoner, a best-selling author, a new mom, and more. If you’re…

Pulled from a meet for his CGM’s tape, a high school swimmer with T1D speaks out

athletes, living with T1DBy Stacey SimmsSeptember 7, 2021Leave a comment

A high school swimmer with diabetes is told he can’t compete at the state championships because of his CGM’s medical tape. It’s a story that’s been all over social media and national news outlets. What really happened here? We talk to Ethan Orr and his mother, Amanda Terrell-Orr. They explain  what happened that day, what…

“It’s Important You Enjoy It” – T1D Coach Eoin Costello is Passionate About Fitness

athletes, living with T1DBy Stacey SimmsAugust 10, 2021Leave a comment

Any level of exercise can be more challenging when you live with diabetes. When Eoin Costello was diagnosed with type 1 at age 19, he was worried that his love for fitness and sports would have to be put aside. Instead, he found a way to not only stay active but to coach other people…

Swimmer Gary Hall Jr

“We’re not in this alone” – Gary Hall, Jr on Winning Olympic Gold with T1D

athletes, living with T1DBy Stacey SimmsJuly 27, 2021Leave a comment

When Gary Hall Jr was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1999 his doctors told him to give up competitive swiming and drop out of the 2000 Olympics. Instead, he charged ahead and became the first person with T1D to take home an Olympic Gold Medal. Hall won Gold in Sydney in 2000 and again…

Don Muchow wears mouse ears and looks at Disney World

“If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It” – Don Muchow Ran From Disneyland to Disney World with T1D

athletes, living with T1DBy Stacey SimmsApril 20, 2021Leave a comment

This month, Don Muchow became the first person to run from Disneyland in California all the way to Disney World in Florida. It’s a pretty amazing story when you consider that when Don was diagnosed with type 1 back in 1972 they told him that exercise was too dangerous. He wasn’t even allowed to take…

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