It’s been five years since Ryan Reed has been behind the wheel at a NASCAR track. He raced in Vegas earlier this month as part of the Xfinity Cup Series. We talked about what’s changed for his T1D management, how he handles diabetes & driving, why he’s changed to a pump since we last talked…
Going to college with type 1 is a big adjustment. Going to college as a student athlete with type 1 is on another level. You’ll hear from Syracuse University rower Tristan Wakefield about his schedule, how he manages T1D and how he and his parents worked ahead of time to make the transition as smooth…
This week, it’s one thing to push yourself when you live with type 1 diabetes.. we talk a lot about extreme athletes with T1D, but it’s another thing to live with diabetes when others rely on you for their safety. Sarah Janin is an outdoor adventure guide for sports like rock climbing and ice climbing…
This week, a new project to show an adventurous side of diabetes. a documentary about extreme athletes with type 1. The film makers are interviewing snowboarders, kayakers and professional athletes like Indy Driver Conor Daly and Soccer’s Jordan Morris. Director Dylan Leonard talks to me about why he wanted to make this movie – he…
Meet three young adults who are all in the spotlight AND have type 1 diabetes. NFL player Chad Muma, actor Mary Mouser, and professional race car driver Ryan Reed took part in a panel discussion at this summer’s Friends for Life conference. The moderator is CNN correspondent Oren Liebermann, who also lives with T1D. I…
Katie Bone is the youngest ever American Ninja Warrior Women’s National winner! She is also a nationally ranked rock climber and has her eyes on the Olympics. Katie was diagnosed with type 1 at age eleven and is now seventeen. We talk about her big win, a recent injury and what she’s looking forward to…
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 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 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 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…