Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
TULSA, Oklahoma - Cyclists from all over the country spent the Thanksgiving weekend in Tulsa. The American Bicycle Association's Grand Nationals were held at the fairgrounds.
While thousands of racers pedaled their way around the track, one team was out to show that a serious medical diagnosis can't slow them down.
From the starting line to the dirt moguls, thousands of BMXer's have flocked to Tulsa's QuikTrip center.
Right there along for the ride is Matt Neal, a 31-year-old manager of a health and wellness company in Arizona. He's also been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
" Basically, my body thinks that my pancreas is foreign and so it'll attack that and I no longer produce insulin," Neal said.
http://www.newson6.com/story/161315...compete-in-tulsa-bmx-nationals-inspire-others
While thousands of racers pedaled their way around the track, one team was out to show that a serious medical diagnosis can't slow them down.
From the starting line to the dirt moguls, thousands of BMXer's have flocked to Tulsa's QuikTrip center.
Right there along for the ride is Matt Neal, a 31-year-old manager of a health and wellness company in Arizona. He's also been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
" Basically, my body thinks that my pancreas is foreign and so it'll attack that and I no longer produce insulin," Neal said.
http://www.newson6.com/story/161315...compete-in-tulsa-bmx-nationals-inspire-others