It wasn’t long ago that athletics was viewed as impossibly dangerous for Type 1 diabetics and America’s most well known diabetic was, perhaps, Mary Tyler Moore.
Today, with new technology, Type 1 diabetics compete strenuously, many with their doctors’ blessings. And the modern face of diabetes includes basketball players, long-distance swimmers, triathletes and Ironmen.
Their goal: To have an entire team of Type 1s compete in the Tour de France in five to seven years.
