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Hola everyone. This may be 'old news' to some (but I only just found out about it) so I thought I'd post this as it may help inspire people with type 1 diabetes (similarly to how I read a post about a pro-futsal player on the exercise/sports forum here).
To cut a longer story short I was having a chance conversation the other day about climbing/mountain hiking, age etc. and remembered my own issues I had last year when I went up a 3,479m high mountain in winter conditions. Basically my blood meter didn't work in the mountain refuge as it was too cold. So I started wondering if there were other diabetics out there that have faced similar and especially more difficult: challenges...and boy there is. ;-p
I decided to look up mountain climbing/hiking and type 1 diabetes and though it was a while ago now I came across (no pun intended) this guy Will Cross a Type 1 diabetic (since age 9) who has walked both the South and North Poles as well as climbed the 7 mountain peaks. Including EVEREST!!!!!! (at aged 40, as far as I can work out).
So yeah, not only did he have to deal with the obvious stuff that everyone else does - fitness, altitude, weather conditions etc. - but he also had to manage his diabetes too.
So yeah. It doesn't have to be something as extreme at Everest (which has taken even some of the best - non type 1 diabetic - experienced professionals). But it's certainly food for thought. Especially for some of us that are even wondering if they'll be able to play any sport at all or whatever.
Anyway, if anyone is interested here's a link (and I'm sure you can do your own further research as I will be doing). Get inspired
https://beyondtype1.org/first-t1d-summit-mount-everest/
https://www.healthcentral.com/article/meet-will-cross-explorer-and-mountaineer-with-type-1-diabetes
So, who knows. I might actually have to stop listening to some other people and get inspired again after initially 'giving up' on my Aconcagua (highest mountain outside Asia at 6,962 m) pipe dream.
Let's see!!!!
Please post any similar stuff here as I want to read about it all.
To cut a longer story short I was having a chance conversation the other day about climbing/mountain hiking, age etc. and remembered my own issues I had last year when I went up a 3,479m high mountain in winter conditions. Basically my blood meter didn't work in the mountain refuge as it was too cold. So I started wondering if there were other diabetics out there that have faced similar and especially more difficult: challenges...and boy there is. ;-p
I decided to look up mountain climbing/hiking and type 1 diabetes and though it was a while ago now I came across (no pun intended) this guy Will Cross a Type 1 diabetic (since age 9) who has walked both the South and North Poles as well as climbed the 7 mountain peaks. Including EVEREST!!!!!! (at aged 40, as far as I can work out).
So yeah, not only did he have to deal with the obvious stuff that everyone else does - fitness, altitude, weather conditions etc. - but he also had to manage his diabetes too.
So yeah. It doesn't have to be something as extreme at Everest (which has taken even some of the best - non type 1 diabetic - experienced professionals). But it's certainly food for thought. Especially for some of us that are even wondering if they'll be able to play any sport at all or whatever.
Anyway, if anyone is interested here's a link (and I'm sure you can do your own further research as I will be doing). Get inspired
https://beyondtype1.org/first-t1d-summit-mount-everest/
https://www.healthcentral.com/article/meet-will-cross-explorer-and-mountaineer-with-type-1-diabetes
So, who knows. I might actually have to stop listening to some other people and get inspired again after initially 'giving up' on my Aconcagua (highest mountain outside Asia at 6,962 m) pipe dream.
Let's see!!!!
Please post any similar stuff here as I want to read about it all.
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