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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
DUBAI // As the world’s first all-diabetic professional cycling team complete day one of the Dubai Tour on Wednesday, a young rider’s story stands out as an inspiration to others living with the condition.
The multinational team are not just competing against the world’s best racers over the next four days but they are also showing what people with diabetes can achieve.
Belgian racer Kevin De Mesmaeker, 23, thought his dreams of becoming a professional cyclist were over when he had Type 1 diabetes diagnosed three years ago.
He is now an integral part of Team Novo Nordisk and has become an ambassador for the diabetes community.
“I have been a cyclist since I was 16 and had some amateur victories in Belgium,” he said. “Everything was working out well, and then on Christmas Eve in 2011 I began to feel unwell.
“I had all the symptoms. I was very thirsty and was losing weight without any reason.
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/health/a-diabetic--and-an-inspiration-to-other-cyclists
The multinational team are not just competing against the world’s best racers over the next four days but they are also showing what people with diabetes can achieve.
Belgian racer Kevin De Mesmaeker, 23, thought his dreams of becoming a professional cyclist were over when he had Type 1 diabetes diagnosed three years ago.
He is now an integral part of Team Novo Nordisk and has become an ambassador for the diabetes community.
“I have been a cyclist since I was 16 and had some amateur victories in Belgium,” he said. “Everything was working out well, and then on Christmas Eve in 2011 I began to feel unwell.
“I had all the symptoms. I was very thirsty and was losing weight without any reason.
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/health/a-diabetic--and-an-inspiration-to-other-cyclists
