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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Some people may have heard of IndyCar driver Charlie Kimball, who competes in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi Racing, but what many don?t know is that he was the first ever race-car driver to be diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. He was diagnosed at 22 years of age.
As with many athletes who were diagnosed with type 1 in adulthood, he reveals that he has questioned whether he would ever be able to continue what he loves most, Kimball shared with The Chicago Tribune .
?There is no place where I feel more alive than at the race track in a car, and when I was diagnosed I didn?t know if I would ever be able to get behind the wheel again,? Kimball said.
Kimball, who is now 27, hasn?t allowed the disease to stop his dream from becoming a reality. His racing career is going strong with the help of trainers who have worked with diabetic athletes and the latest in glucose monitoring technology.
http://jdca2025.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/indycar-driver/
As with many athletes who were diagnosed with type 1 in adulthood, he reveals that he has questioned whether he would ever be able to continue what he loves most, Kimball shared with The Chicago Tribune .
?There is no place where I feel more alive than at the race track in a car, and when I was diagnosed I didn?t know if I would ever be able to get behind the wheel again,? Kimball said.
Kimball, who is now 27, hasn?t allowed the disease to stop his dream from becoming a reality. His racing career is going strong with the help of trainers who have worked with diabetic athletes and the latest in glucose monitoring technology.
http://jdca2025.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/indycar-driver/
