Gazhay said:kegstore said:Sir Steve Redgrave - 5 Olympic Gold medals for rowing
Worth noting that he wasn't T1 while wining the bulk of those medals, he was diagnosed later in his career.
Doesn't take anything away from his achievement though.
iHs said:Hmmmm
Showing my age up now :lol:
Don't think that Mari Wilson (Beehive hair do) of The Wilsations has been mentioned. I always thought that if she can lead a life being diabetic, then so can I.
badmedisin said:Halle Berry confuses me. I read an article on her a few years back which said she was T1 and had weaned herself off insulin. I don't think they should have printed that in case impressionable people think it's a good idea to try.
I still don't know who nick jonas is... But I'm 31 so I probably don't need to know!
Snodger said:Gazhay said:kegstore said:Sir Steve Redgrave - 5 Olympic Gold medals for rowing
Worth noting that he wasn't T1 while wining the bulk of those medals, he was diagnosed later in his career.
Doesn't take anything away from his achievement though.
Agreed, and I'm pretty sure the last two gold medals were while he was type 1 (and older than most other competitors) and also after he was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. Oh, and also running the marathon after those diagnoses, too. The man is astounding and very inspirational. I actually think that coming back and getting more gold medals after a diagnosis of diabetes is breathtaking... think of the psychological effort as well as the physical effort, if you see yourself as an Olympic sportsman and suddenly you have a disease that everyone reckons has knocked your career on the head.