Welcome to dAthlete.com also known as The Diabetic Athlete. This site will primarily focus on the needs of athletes with diabetes mellitus type 1 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_1_diabetes). Type 1 diabetes, IDDM, or juvenile diabetes) is a form of diabetes mellitus that results from autoimmune destruction of insulin producing beta cells of the pancreas. The subsequent lack of insulin leads to increased blood and urine glucose.
This site will cater to not just the elite diabetic athlete, but from novices to the professional.
By providing stories, training tips, and advice we can better our quality of life and training for new goals. Our basic assumption is that everyone has something to teach and learn. In addition, we will dig deeper in to the research that can provide a cure. And a constant look at new technology that provides lifestyle improvements, increased accuracy and reduction of BG standard deviations.
Every sport can and will be discussed — from classic sports like running, cycling, skiing and swimming, to more the more extreme Ironman Triathlons and Ultracycling. Even more technical athletes — sailors, hang-gliders, water sports, etcetera.
We bring you this site, because diabetic athletes are athletes first, and their diabeties are another variable to life and training to leverage. From Bobby Clarke, Gary Hall, Jackie Robinson, and Jay Cutler all performing at an elite level, our belief is that regardless of diabetes an individual is not held back physically in any way.
